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Nine colored balls are used, in addition to the cue ball.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A form of pool in which players must hit with the cue ball the object ball with the lowest numerical value, but may legally pot any ball apart from the white; whichever player pots the nine ball wins the game. Full definition →
Nine colored balls are used, in addition to the cue ball.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.