单词 | bar billiards |
释义 | > as lemmasbar billiards bar billiards n. a variation of billiards popular in bars and public houses, in which points are scored by striking the object balls into holes in the table, and penalties incurred if the wooden pegs that stand near the holes are knocked over. 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 1966 T. Finn Watney Bk. Pub Games iii. 21 Bar billiards is of French origin, reaching this country some years ago, and spreading steadily from urban to rural areas. 1969 J. Wainwright Take-over Men viii. 136 Doing!.. What the hell d'you think I'm doing? Playing bar-billiards? 1982 Financial Times 3 Apr. i. 15/2 It is hard to imagine some of the other games—bar billiards, eight-ball pool, shove-ha'penny—working very well on the small screen. < as lemmas |
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