Definition of Cue stick

1. Noun. Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards.

Exact synonyms: Cue, Pool Cue, Pool Stick
Generic synonyms: Sports Implement
Terms within: Stock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cue Stick

cudgelling
cudgels
cudighi
cudighis
cuds
cudweed
cudweeds
cue ball
cue card
cue mark
cue marks
cue sport
cue sports
cue stick (current term)
cue up
cueball
cuebid
cuebids
cued
cueillette
cueing
cueist
cueists
cueless
cues
cuesport
cuesta

Literary usage of Cue stick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Celebrate Life!: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol edited by Sharon Murphy (1994)
"KOOL POOL Equipment: Pool table (directions below), cue stick, 2 balls, ... Player uses cue stick to hit ball on dot to move eight ball out of circle while ..."

2. Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Apple, Jr. (1996)
"Billiard tables are easily found in most areas, the necessary equipment (cue stick) is easy to carry and is reasonably priced, and the sport is largely ..."

3. Technological Dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
"lift (mar ) chock. tamping (arm.) wad, wadding (bill.) cue, — lie acuñar, wedge driver. — tie billar, cue, stick, mace. — de catán, gun wadding. ..."

4. Memoirs and Letters and Journals of Major General Riedesel During His by Max von Eelking (1868)
"... orders the German troops were again to he the cue-stick.1 On the Kith it was ascertained that the enemy acted as if he also intended to evacuate Fort ..."

5. The Russians Are Coming!: 14 Months in the Life of the Town by Lily Alex (2003)
"She put her glass on the edge, then chose a cue stick, checked it, and chalked it. Curving her body like a cat, she bent over the table and racked the balls ..."

6. Read & Understand Celebrating Diversity Grades 4-6 by Delana Heidrich, Kathleen Simpson, Tekla N. White (2000)
"... collapsing on couches and rocking chairs. We kids headed for the cellar to battle with cue-stick swords in between games of eight ball. ..."

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