English Explanatory Dictionary

bricole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of traces with hooks and rings, used to drag manoeuvre guns where horses cannot be used.
  2. An ancient kind of military catapult.
  3. the rebound of a ball from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the ball is driven against the wall
  4. an indirect action or stroke.
  5. A shot in which the cue ball is initially driven against the cushion before striking another ball.

Pronunciation

/bɹɪˈkəʊl/ /ˈbɹɪkəl/

Word forms

bricole bricoles

Etymology

From French bricole, from Late Latin briccola, bricola, of uncertain origin.

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