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lawn billiards

lawn billiards noun: a lawn game related to croquet, played with heavy balls, large-headed cues called tacks, rings (the argolis or port), and sometimes an upright pin (the sprigg or king), popular from the 17th century to the early 20th century.

Noun

lawn billiards (uncountable)

  1. A lawn game related to croquet, played with heavy balls, large-headed cues called tacks, rings (the argolis or port), and sometimes an upright pin (the sprigg or king), popular from the 17th century to the early 20th century.
    Synonyms:
    troco, trucco, trucks

Synonyms of lawn billiards

Questions about lawn billiards

What does lawn billiards mean?
Lawn billiards means a lawn game related to croquet, played with heavy balls, large-headed cues called tacks, rings (the argolis or port), and sometimes an upright pin (the sprigg or king), popular from the 17th century to the early 20th century.
What part of speech is lawn billiards?
Lawn billiards is a noun.

Words near lawn billiards in the dictionary

  1. lawn
  2. lawn base
  3. lawn based
  4. lawn bases
  5. lawn basing
  6. lawn billiards
  7. lawn bowl
  8. lawn bowling
  9. lawn bowls
  10. lawn bubble
  11. lawn bubbles

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