| 单词 | to put side on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put side on (a ball) 24. Billiards, Snooker, etc. Spin imparted to the cue ball by striking it off-centre, causing it to swerve or changing the angle of its course after it strikes another ball or bounces off a cushion. Frequently in to put side on (a ball).Compare earlier sidestroke n. 2.In North America known as English (English n. 8). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > direction given to ball side1858 English1861 1858 W. White Billiards 128 I do not feel satisfied of any writer being able to convey in diagrams the amount of side to put on a ball for canons when the side stroke is required. 1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 125 In putting on side, all that has to be done is to strike the ball on the side instead of in the middle. 1901 Q. Rev. Apr. 483 The mysteries of ‘side’ began to perplex players. 1969 V. Bartlett Past of Pastimes x. 133 Chalk on the tip of the cue made it possible to put on ‘side.’ 2009 Leek (Staffs.) Post & Times (Nexis) 13 May 58 Flower looked set to respond in kind before missing his penultimate yellow ball in trying to force the cue around the angles with a large amount of side. < as lemmas |
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