Billiards

Origin

From French billard, originally referring to the wooden cue stick, diminutive of Old French bille ("log, tree trunk"), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile ("tree")).

Full definition of billiards

Noun

1. (games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.
2. (games, US) The collective noun for games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue.
3. Plural of billiard

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