Cue

(noun.) sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards.

(noun.) an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.

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• To which Fledgeby, after cautioning Riah in a low voice to take his cue as it should be given him, replied, 'Here I am! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• These are termed bridge hooks and are for the purpose of having the cue-bridge ready of access for the players when necessary. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Mrs Merdle had observed it, and went on to take up the cue. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The cue was still in my hand, and I went on knocking the balls about, to take off the awkwardness of the thing. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• 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. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• At the narrow end of the cue, the tapering ceases about three-quarters of an inch from the end and flanges out according to the kind of tip the player prefers. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The cue bridge handle is made in a manner similar to the cue, except that it is not jointed and the span is substituted for the tip. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The table was of the usual European style --cushions dead and twice as high as the balls; the cues in bad repair. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• 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. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• This means the manufacture of cues according to weight, as well as taper, material, finish and quality of the tip. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• 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. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Cues run in weight from fifteen to twenty-two ounces. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Cheap cues are made in one continuous piece; or a special piece for the butt and one for the shaft of the cue. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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