Cues
[kjuːz]
Examples
- The table was of the usual European style --cushions dead and twice as high as the balls; the cues in bad repair. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- One large company alone manufactures 500,000 cues every year, and we must remember that a billiard cue, unlike a baseball bat, can be repaired and lasts for many years. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This means the manufacture of cues according to weight, as well as taper, material, finish and quality of the tip. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Abbe, quoting from King Cathire’s will, says, To Drimoth I bequeath fifty billiard balls of brass with the cues of the same material. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Cues run in weight from fifteen to twenty-two ounces. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Cheap cues are made in one continuous piece; or a special piece for the butt and one for the shaft of the cue. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Edited by Bonita