pool table

noun

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

Origin of pool table

First recorded in 1855–60

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For a moment the speakers fell silent, watching a shot on the pool-table, then one of them spoke with languid interest.
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He himself, mounted on the pool-table, was beating time with a broken cue for a choir of sweet singers.
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British Dictionary definitions for pool table

pool table

noun

a billiard table on which pool is played

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Examples from the Web for pool table

Historical Examples

For a moment the speakers fell silent, watching a shot on the pool-table, then one of them spoke with languid interest.

He himself, mounted on the pool-table, was beating time with a broken cue for a choir of sweet singers.

pool table

Origin of pool table