shell-outn.

Etymology: < phrase shell out: see shell v. 7.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshell-out.

Billiards.

(See quot. 1884.)

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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

1866 ‘Capt. Crawley’ Billiard Bk. xii. 200 Shell-out. This is a simple and amusing way of playing Pyramids, especially in a large party.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. x. 234 Jessie joined the revellers at pool or shell-out.

1884 W. Cook Billiards 169 Shell out is a game played with the pyramid balls by a number of players. There is a small stake on each ball, and whenever a player pockets a ball he receives one stake from every other player.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	shell-out
释义	shell-outn. Etymology: < phrase shell out: see shell v. 7.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshell-out. Billiards. (See quot. 1884.) 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 1866 ‘Capt. Crawley’ Billiard Bk. xii. 200 Shell-out. This is a simple and amusing way of playing Pyramids, especially in a large party. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. x. 234 Jessie joined the revellers at pool or shell-out. 1884 W. Cook Billiards 169 Shell out is a game played with the pyramid balls by a number of players. There is a small stake on each ball, and whenever a player pockets a ball he receives one stake from every other player. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1866
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