Definition of poolroom
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:a room in which bookmaking is carried on
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:a room for the playing of pool
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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.
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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.)
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First Known Use of poolroom
1861
POOLROOM Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of poolroom for English Language Learners
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: a room that has a pool table or many pool tables : a room where people play pool
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