pool table

noun

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

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Origin of pool table

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby pool table

pook, pooka, pool, pool hall, pool malebo, pool table, pool train, poole, pooled serum, poolroom, pools
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Example sentences from the Web for pool table

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

    Harvard Stories|Waldron Kintzing Post

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

    When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry|Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for pool table

pool table

noun

a billiard table on which pool is played
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