Associations to the word «Masse»

Wiktionary

MASSÉ, noun. (billiards) A stroke made with the cue held vertically that puts tremendous spin on the cue ball.

Dictionary definition

MASSE, noun. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats