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pool table

American  

noun

  1. a billiard table with six pockets, on which pool is played.


pool table British  

noun

  1. a billiard table on which pool is played

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Etymology

Origin of pool table

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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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

There are also office perks including a pool table, table football, running and ice bathing clubs, and in true Finnish-style, a sauna.

From BBC

"There's those formal things, but also informally - we've got a pool table, a huge connect four, jigsaw corner - I'm an avid jigsaw fan, where we can take a break if needed," added Mabel.

From BBC

“I’ll walk into a random bar in Koreatown, and there’s a pool table, and a bunch of older men are playing. You walk in, and they assume you’ll be bad at it,” says Max.

From Los Angeles Times

The bar’s early clientele was mostly blue-collar workers who came for the chess and checker boards, pool tables and to throw darts.

From Los Angeles Times