poolroom

American  

[pool-room, -room] / ˈpulˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. an establishment or room for the playing of pool or billiards.

2. a place where betting is carried on, especially illegally; a bookmaker's establishment.

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poolroom British  

/ ˈpuːlˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a hall or establishment where pool, billiards, etc, are played

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Etymology

Origin of poolroom

First recorded in 1860–65; pool ² + room

Example Sentences

In 1961, Clarence E. Gideon was arrested and accused of breaking into a poolroom and stealing money from a cigarette machine.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Clarence Earl Gideon went to prison for breaking into a poolroom in Florida.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

He's showing us the pictures in the poolroom out at his spread, which looks like J.R.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the best things in the show were Artist Vanka's palette knife paintings, smooth, slightly van Goghish, brilliantly composed, of a Bowery poolroom, a small-time movie house, cheap restaurant.

From Time Magazine Archive

When home from the hotel circuit, Howard’s longings were for the simplicities of small-town life: spending time with family and friends and working in the family’s poolroom.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly