| 单词 | quarter butt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter butt quarter butt n. Billiards a cue intermediate in length between an ordinary cue and a half-butt (half-butt n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > cue billiard-stick1588 stick1611 tack1688 mace1727 mast1731 cue1749 billiard-mace1785 long butt1846 quarter butt1869 half-butt1896 1869 J. Roberts & H. Buck Roberts on Billiards 136 Quarter-butt, a short butt, rather longer and much heavier than the cue, tipped with leather at the thick end, and used in playing up the table to double on balls in baulk. 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. 1992 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 14 Apr. a1 Back in the pen, Mike Young is putting away his $450 cue, a Gold Medal Barracuda called a ‘quarter butt’ because the bottom piece screws off. < as lemmas |
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