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Definition of Eight ball
1. Noun. A black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games.
Definition of Eight ball
1. Noun. (billiards snooker pool) (alternative form of eight-ball) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eight Ball
Literary usage of Eight ball
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)
"Object: Knock cue ball into the "eight" ball relocating the coin to one of ...
Center eight ball in circle at far end of "table" with coin resting on top of ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1826)
"Thirty-eight ball cartridges, {bund by Serjeant Lou ; a firelock and a bayonet,
by corporal Strickland ; one powder flask, by James Edgar ; three pistols ..."
3. The Information Universe: Issues in Informing Science and Information by Informing Science Institute, Eli Cohen, Ed. (2006)
"Even if they are intellectually far ahead of the farmer, they are perceived as
way behind the eight ball. Studies by Johnson and Powell (1994) and Powell ..."
4. The Young Folk's Cyclopædia of Games and Sports by John Denison Champlin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1890)
"The length of time required fora Six or eight ball game is such that it is rarely
engaged in. When two play, each player uses two balls; when more than two, ..."
5. Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging Texts, 4-12 by Kelly Gallagher (2004)
"Variation: In billiards, a player who accidentally knocks the eight ball into a
pocket is said to have "scratched" and is declared the loser. ..."
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