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    billiards
    bil‧liards /ˈbɪljədz $ -ərdz/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: French
     Origin: billard '(stick used in) billiards', from bille 'piece of wood, stick'
    a game played on a cloth-covered table in which balls are hit with a cue (=a long stick) against each other and into pockets at the edge of the table ⇨ pool, snooker
    —billiard adjective [only before noun]:
        a billiard table