billiards
/ˈbɪl.jɚdz/
UK: /ˈbɪlɪədz/
BꞮL · jɚdz (2 syllables)
English
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Definition
A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.
Etymology
From French billard, originally referring to the wooden cue stick, diminutive of Old French bille (“log, tree trunk”), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile (“large tree, tree trunk”)), from Proto-Celtic *belyos (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yos (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Example Sentences
- "He was playing billiards in the casino."
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