| 单词 | nine-ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnine-ball nine-ball n. originally and chiefly U.S. = pool n.3 2(d); (also) the black ball, numbered nine, in this variety of pool; cf. eight ball n. a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] billiards1591 pool1797 snooker1889 pill1896 nine-ball1915 1915 Frederick (Maryland) Post 5 June 6/5 The nine ball game is on the pocket billiard table, played by a number of cue artists, and the one who pockets the nine ball is the winner. 1976 Webster's Sports Dict. 282/2 The aim is to pocket the nine ball after pocketing the other balls in rotation or in combination shots. 1983 E. McClanahan Nat. Man (1984) vi. 63 They played nine-ball mostly. 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 15 Jan. x. 2/1 A tall, balding neighbor who had something that was the envy of neighborhood kids—a pool table—and invited Don and his buddies to play nine-ball. < as lemmas |
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