massé
[ ma-sey or, especially British, mas-ee ]
nounBilliards.
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
Origin of massé
1- Also called massé shot .
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British Dictionary definitions for massé
massé
mass shot
/ (ˈmæsɪ) /
noun
billiards a stroke made by hitting the cue ball off centre with the cue held nearly vertically, esp so as to make the ball move in a curve around another ball before hitting the object ball
Origin of massé
1C19: from French, from masser to hit from above with a hammer, from masse sledgehammer, from Old French mace mace 1
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