nine ball

American  

Or nineball

noun

1. a variation of pool played with nine numbered object balls that must be pocketed in order by number.

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Etymology

Origin of nine ball

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

One of the nine ball boys picked for 1966 World Cup final says the nation needs the joy of Sunday's final after 18 months of living with the pandemic.

From BBC

We will never forget the perfect hacker Nine Ball.

From Los Angeles Times

For sheer incandescence, Rihanna is the ensemble’s biggest get, though the movie slyly dims her star wattage by casting her as Nine Ball, a tech whiz in an Army jacket.

From Los Angeles Times

The woman told the dispatcher during the call she had rescued two boa constrictors on Wednesday and that she owned nine ball pythons.

From Time

Installing natural gas is “the nine ball sitting on the edge of the corner pocket. I can knock that in any time I want to,” said Doug Hunter, chief executive officer with UAMPS.

From Washington Post