| 单词 | anchor cannon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanchor cannon 6. Billiards (originally U.S.). In baulkline billiards: a cannon in which the two object balls, situated on either side of a baulkline, are struck without disturbing their position, allowing the player to score points repeatedly without contravening the count restriction in baulk spaces. Also more fully anchor cannon, anchor shot, anchor stroke. Cf. anchor cannon. Now historical and rare.In quot. 1901: = anchor space n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > actions or types of play > type of stroke hazard1674 carambole1775 carom1779 cannon1802 screw1825 sidestroke1834 following stroke1837 cannonade1844 five-stroke1847 follow1850 scratch1850 fluke1857 jenny1857 bank shot1859 angle shot1860 draw shot1860 six-stroke1861 run-through1862 spot1868 quill1869 dead-stroke1873 loser1873 push1873 push stroke1873 stab1873 stab screw1873 draw1881 force1881 plant1884 anchor cannon1893 massé1901 angle1902 cradle-cannon1907 pot1907 jump shot1909 carry-along1913 snooker1924 1893 N.Y. Times 17 Dec. 3/2 ‘Will you play Ives for $10,000 with the “anchor” shot barred?’... ‘No, I will not. To take away the “anchor” would change the balk-line game altogether.’ 1901 World of Billiards 25 Sept. 460/2 When the two object balls are at rest in any one of the eight spaces, one or both of the object balls must be driven out... The same condition applies to the anchor, 3½ by 7. 1904 S. A. Mussabini Mannock's Billiards i. 20 The greatest thing known to close-cannon play is the ‘anchor stroke’. 1907 Lloyd's Weekly News 14 Apr. 2/4 Tom Aiken, the Scottish champion, beat all billiard records with a break of 7,222, nearly all made by ‘anchor’ cannons. 1920 Daily Mail 6 Jan. 9/5 With cannons unrestricted and by means of the notorious ‘anchor’ stroke, he made a break of 499, 135 at the Burroughes's Hall. 2007 C. Everton Black Farce & Cue Ball Wizard i. 35 The anchor cannon and subsequently the pendulum cannon,..were banned, much to the disgust of Reece, a cannon artist and billiards purist. < as lemmas |
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