| 单词 | puff billiards |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuff billiards puff billiards n. a game resembling billiards, in which players propel a ball across the surface of a table with puffs of air. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > varieties of game carambole1775 portobello1777 carambole game1807 go-back game1839 pyramid1850 pin pool1864 shell-out1866 pocket billiards1871 pocket pool1877 snooker('s) pool1889 puff billiards1897 kelly1898 slosh1938 bar billiards1966 1897 Illustr. London News 13 Nov. 710/3 (advt.) ‘Nicolas’ or puff billiards. The latest and most amusing in~door game yet produced. 1953 P. L. Fermor Violins of Saint-Jacques 74 Usually some newly arrived acquisition from Paris occupied the centre of the room—a magic lantern, a kaleidoscope or..a game of puff-billiards. 1983 Financial Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. i. 10 The company will provide the needy sportsman with a domino set with ‘club size’ dominos at $50, puff billiards for $295, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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