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- noun A
pocket billiards game for two players, combining the play ofeight-ball (except by shootingobject balls into thecue ball instead of the other way round) with the shooting style ofcarom billiards games.
Etymologies
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The game is of American origin, and probably takes its name from the fanciful notion that things might be done backwards on the other side of the world (compare Chinese fire drill).
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