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Definition of Eight-ball
1. Noun. A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets. ¹
2. Noun. The billards ball, almost always black, bearing the number eight. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) A portion of cocaine or methamphetamine weighing 1/8 of an ounce, or 3.5 grams. ¹
4. Verb. (context: pool) To pot all one's colour balls and then the black ball (or eight-ball) without the opponent potting a single one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com