单词 | bricole |
释义 | bricole /bri kohl", brik"euhl/, n. 1. Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball. 2. an indirect action or unexpected stroke. [1515-25; earlier, rebound off a court wall (in tennis), catapult < MF < It briccola, prob., with suffix substitution, < Langobardic *brihhil- that which breaks; cf. MHG brechel-, deriv. of brechen to BREAK] |
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