Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A commercial establishment or room for the playing of pool or billiards.
- noun A room where a bookmaker takes bets, as on horseracing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US A room with
pool tables wherepool can be played, usually for a fee
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a room with pool tables where pool is played
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Examples
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The New York Times claimed that the shooting of a sailor by a Negro in a poolroom was the spark.
Savage Peace Ann Hagedorn 2007
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The New York Times claimed that the shooting of a sailor by a Negro in a poolroom was the spark.
Savage Peace Ann Hagedorn 2007
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The New York Times claimed that the shooting of a sailor by a Negro in a poolroom was the spark.
Savage Peace Ann Hagedorn 2007
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The poolroom was a sideline to Mike’s bookmaking operation.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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The poolroom was a sideline to Mike’s bookmaking operation.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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The poolroom was a sideline to Mike’s bookmaking operation.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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He pushed the mug up on the dashboard and waved at the dark opening of the poolroom.
The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010
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Billy was in a hungover stupor from Friday night, and he must have slept in his clothes because they smelled of stale beer and I saw talcum powder from the poolroom on his sleeves.
The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010
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The tall man stepped back on the high sidewalk in his cowboy boots and went inside the darkness of the poolroom.
The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010
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Hack looked through the front glass into the dark interior of the poolroom straight ahead.
The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010
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