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billiards Definition


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billiards
singular noun
    1. An indoor game played with a cue2 and coloured balls on a cloth-covered table with high cushioned edges (a billiard table), which has pockets at the sides and corners into which the balls can be struck to score points. Compare snooker, pool.
Etymology: 16c: from French billard, from bille a narrow stick.



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