单词 | pool shooting |
释义 | > as lemmaspool shooting pool shooting n. (a) Shooting the action of taking part in a pool (see sense 3); (b) the action of playing the billiard game of pool, or of demonstrating one's skill at pool. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > playing billiard-playing1807 pool shooting1860 1860 Times 5 July 9/6 The pool shooting at the ‘Aunt Sally’ targets has proved so attractive to the public that it is intended to devote more of the butts to this unrestricted competition. 1899 Mansfield (Ohio) News 9 Apr. 8/2 The exhibition of fancy billiards and pool shooting to be given at the club rooms Monday evening. 1933 Times 5 July 9/6 Pool shooting has always been a favourite pastime at N.R.A. meetings. 2003 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 15 Sept. b7 She impressed Terry Ward, her first husband, with her pool-shooting skills. < as lemmas |
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