billiard parlor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of billiard parlor
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Their dad was not only a farmer but ran a billiard parlor in Taylorville, and took out witty wisecracks in the classified section of the local paper.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2013
The hotel had all kinds of innovations and idiosyncrasies: Turkish baths, a squash court, boot and gun rooms, a bowling alley and billiard parlor.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2011
Frank Taberski, onetime world pocket billiard champion, nicknamed "Iron Man" for his coolness in match play, found his Schenectady billiard parlor on fire, fainted.
From Time Magazine Archive
When they separated, Champion Greenleaf presented her with a billiard parlor in Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
He gave me a little money—fifty francs, I think, which I lost the same night in a billiard parlor.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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