nursery cannon

Meanings

nounnursery cannon (plural nursery cannons)

ball gamesA carom shot involving balls that are very close together.
Synonyms: nursery

nounA carom shot involving balls that are very close together.

Similar

See nurse (“to strike billiard balls gently”).

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