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billiard ball
noun
- one of the balls used in the game of billiards.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of billiard ball1
First recorded in 1630–40
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Example Sentences
Its water in a general way moves as does a billiard ball when it flies from one cushion to another.
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The natural result of this billiard-ball movement of the waters is that the path of the stream is sinuous.
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And there he sat with his bald head shining like a billiard ball when a sweet voice said, "I hope you are not hurt, Mr. Wheeler!"
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If the ball is not produced, the above forms an excellent final vanish to any billiard-ball trick.
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A small rabbit is placed in the right hand profonde, and a billiard ball and a small dinner plate are laid on the table.
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