pool table
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pool table
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Back at the Calderwood Inn, Alexandra, 28, is at the pool table with her fiancé Andrew, 26.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The grand living room has a double-height ceiling, arched windows, French doors, robin’s-egg blue wall, a purple tufted bar, and a pink, lavender, and fuchsia pool table.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
Still, I was amazed to see that the Chicken Box, a dive bar with live music and a pool table had survived.
From New York Times • May 26, 2024
On one side of the basement, they built a new theater room with a bar and a pool table.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
I remember that you were a fairly good pool player and I can picture you quite clearly in the Company day room at the pool table.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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