pool hall

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Origin of pool hall

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Words nearby pool hall

pooh-pooh, pook, pooka, pool, Poole, pool hall, Pool Malebo, poolroom, pools, poolside, pool table

How to use pool hall in a sentence

He said he started dealing drugs at age 9, selling marijuana at a pool hall where he worked.
Ex-bail bondsman who helped Gun Trace Task Force leader sell drugs is home from prison|Justin Fenton|June 30, 2021|Washington Post
The firm handled the appeal of Clarence Earl Gideon, a Florida drifter who had been forced to represent himself after being unable to afford a lawyer and was convicted of breaking into a pool hall.
James F. Fitzpatrick, lawyer and lobbyist at Arnold & Porter, dies at 88|Louie Estrada|February 17, 2021|Washington Post
Growing up in Kentucky, Tevis regularly sought refuge in the local pool hall, so his early stories naturally concentrated on what he knew best.
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder|Michael Dirda|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
The 1961 trial involved Clarence Earl Gideon, who was charged in a Florida court with the felony burglary of a local pool hall.
‘Gideon’s Army’: Gerald Shargel on the Defense That Never Rests|Gerald L. Shargel|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested in 1961 and charged with breaking into a Florida pool hall.
Fifty Years Later, Right to Lawyer Remains ‘Unfunded Mandate’|Chris Opfer|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was gone when we got there and we found him down at a pool hall telling all his buddies about the operation.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
He envisaged a future free of pool hall smells and the glandular malfunctioning of his predator owner.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown
Several horses splashed across the creek and their riders disappeared inside the portals of the pool hall.
Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning|Graham M. Dean
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 Lockhart
The proprietor of the pool hall agreed to watch the “Seagull” and warn all curious boys to stay away from it.
The Phantom Town Mystery|Carol Norton