| 单词 | quarter ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter ball quarter ball n. Billiards a ball that strikes another so that a quarter of the one overlaps a quarter of the other. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > ball > ball in specific position object ball1857 quarter ball1857 spot1857 player1868 cue-ball1873 object white1904 1857 M. Phelan Game of Billiards (ed. 2) iii. 58 In the quarter-ball, half-ball and fine ball strokes, the part of the cue ball which strikes the object-ball will exactly correspond to the part which is struck. 1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 34 If the half of one overlaps the half of the other, it is a half ball; and so on for a quarter ball. Anything less than a quarter ball is called a fine ball. 1999 Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) 2 Mar. 28 The crowd were silent as his effort landed short which meant a nasty quarter ball pink into the middle bag. < as lemmas |
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