poolroom

noun pool·room \ ˈpül-ˌrüm , -ˌru̇m \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of poolroom

1 : a room in which bookmaking is carried on

2 : a room for the playing of pool

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Recreation areas such as bowling alleys, skating rinks and poolrooms were closed.

— dawn mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "RetroIndy: 1918 Spanish Influenza was swift and deadly," 31 Jan. 2018
Files also show the building served as an A&P food store and Louis J. Wahl Hardware in the 1920s, a poolroom in the 1930s, an apartment in the 1940s and a restaurant in the 1960s.

— liz biro, Indianapolis Star, "Fat Dan's plans a Carmel deli and a Downtown Indianapolis steakhouse," 21 Feb. 2018
The difference, of course, is that many of the latter took meetings with every poolroom liar and state house grifter in the state of Arkansas.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "What Do the Russians 'Have' on the Trump Family? Fear.," 10 July 2017
The late Christopher Hitchens fell for every poolroom liar in Arkansas, and, as demonstrated by his most recent effort, Andrew Sullivan is still completely bananas on the subject.)

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "Will The New York Times Ever Fix Its Clinton Problem?," 18 Apr. 2017

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