cue-balladj.
rare.
‘Piebald; skewbald’ (Davies).
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1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. xi. 147 A gentleman, on a cue-ball horse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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cue-ball
In sense 2, as cue-ball, cue-tip; cue-butt n. (see quot.). cue-rack n. a rack for holding billiard cues.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > ball > ball in specific position
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1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 26 Cue-tips are made of two pieces of leather cemented together.
1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 27 The cue-butt or quarter-butt is larger in diameter than the cue, about 5 feet long, and leathered at the bottom.
1881 H. W. Collender Mod. Billiards i. 36 The cue-ball is that with which the play is made.
1935 Encycl. Sports, Games & Pastimes 82/2 Cue ball, ball belonging to the person who is at the table.
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