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bar billiards

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noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a table game in pubs, etc, in which short cues are used to pocket balls into holes scoring various points and guarded by wooden pegs that incur penalties if they are knocked over

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I just don't think they'd give the top job to someone who has never been in charge of a team, any team - be it a rugby squad or a bar billiards partnership.

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