half-butt

noun

a snooker cue longer than an ordinary cue, usually used with a long rest

Words nearby half-butt

half-breadth plan, half-breed, half-brother, half-buried, half-bushel, half-butt, half-caste, half-cell, half-century, half-circle, half-closed

Example sentences from the Web for half-butt

  • Summertown quelled the interruption at the end of a half-butt and continued to state his case.

    Sonia Between two Worlds |Stephen McKenna

  • By this time Judson had pinned him in a corner, and was prodding him with the half-butt.

    Soldiers Three, Part II. |Rudyard Kipling