Nearby words
pooh-bah, pooh-pooh, pook, pooka, pool, pool hall, pool malebo, pool table, pool train, poole, pooled serum
Origin of pool hall
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
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Examples from the Web for pool hall
At eleven, when they were still in a pool-hall playing "solo" for a cent a chip, he decided to go home.
The Dude Wrangler|Caroline LockhartDaney drew Dirty Dan out of the pool-hall and explained the situation to him.
Kindred of the Dust|Peter B. Kyne