snookers

We have found lemma(root) word of snookers : snooker.

Definitions


[ˈsnuːkə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a game played with cues on a billiard table in which the players use a cue ball (white) to pocket the other balls (fifteen red and six coloured) in a set order
(e.g: a snooker hall)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: of unknown origin


[ˈsnuːkə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- subject (oneself or one's opponent) to a snooker
(e.g: he potted yellow and green, and then snookered Davis on the brown)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: of unknown origin




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