pool hall
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pool hall
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Skins’, now an 11-restaurant institution here in Upstate South Carolina, started out as a pool hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
By the late 1970s, Angel had moved his barbershop and pool hall to follow a realignment of Route 66, because he knew that traffic was vital.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Businesses including a grocery store, barber shop and pool hall benefitted the Black community.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
As a teenager, D’Elia met Bufalino in a pool hall in Pittston, Pa., and began working for him as his driver, among other duties.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2023
Several lawmen quickly located Ernest Burkhart at his favorite dive, a pool hall in Fairfax, and transported him to the jail in Guthrie, eighty miles southwest of Pawhuska.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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