10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NURSERY CANNON»
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nursery cannon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
nursery cannon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Bruce, A. L A. L. Bruce Clarendon 2(H) General nursery- Bullen, B. T B. T. Bullen
Alvin... 309 Burkuardt. Theo. & F Thco. &F. Burkhardt Huflsmith 270 General
nursery. Caldwell, W. H W. H. Caldwell Corpus Christi 1X9 General nursery.
Cannon ...
Texas. Dept. of Agriculture, 1912
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The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards
For particular types in English Billiards, see ANCHOR CANNON, CLOSE
CANNON, CRADLE CANNON, JAM CANNON, PENDULUM CANNON,
ROCKING CANNON, SQUEEZE CANNON. The SUCCCSS of nursery cannon
nursery play led ...
Cannon Falls Nursery, Cannon Falls 109 99 5.10 Sept. 15. G. W. Strand, Taylors
Falls 104 5.10 Sept. 15. Old Fashioned Flower Garden, Excelsior. . . 105 ^| Sept.
15. Excelsior Nursery, Excelsior 106 . Sept. 15. Lyman Nursery, Excelsior 107 C ...
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Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
1 lib., ran a good horse, and finished second, and of the twenty runners for the
Nursery, Cannon Ball first caught the judge's eye. The eccentric Lord Glasgow,
with a display of temper rather undignified, ordered his jockey (Johnny Osborne)
to ...
... very close together, it is possible for him to continue making cannon after
cannon, the balls never being separated by more than a few inches. In this way
the best players •will sometimes make runs of 60, 70, and 80 of these nursery
cannon?
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Chambers concise dictionary
[14c in the form norcery meaning 'upbringing'or 'nursing'] nursery cannon > n,
billiards a cannon, especially one of a series, with the three balls close together
and being moved as little as possible. nurseryman > n someone who grows
plants ...
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The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
practicable ; whilst it was found that, in playing a nursery cannon break, the balls
could not be worked through the prohibited area in fewer than five strokes.
Unfortunately, before this alteration in the rules could become law, it had to be
passed ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
... nursing (Shakesp): a race for two-\ear- old horses (also called nursery stakes):
a nursery cannon (billiards). - adj relating to a nursery, or to early nursing
Nyctaginaceae training. — nu reary cannon ( billiards) a For other sounds see
detailed ...
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The Complete Book of Billiards
See also SHORT GAME. nursery (Eng. Bill.) = nurse. 1869 Roberts 135, 1885
Cook 11. The original usage was in the sense of a "nursery of cannons," meaning
a collection of shots. See NURSERY CANNON. nursery cannon (Eng. Bill.) ...
Mike Shamos, Michael Ian Shamos, 2000
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Players: 250 Men, Women and Animals Who Created Modern Sport
After first reaching the finalsin 1926, he finally beat Tom Newman in 1928, a title
he heldon four occasions but twice lost to the Australian master Walter Lindrum. It
was billiards'new nursery cannon thatwould spawn professional snooker.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NURSERY CANNON»
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Cross-hitting star should be given his head
In Lindrum's case, it was his brilliance with the nursery cannon (a means of accumulating points, apparently, not a weapon used by child care ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 12»
Windy Hill says farewell to Patrick Smith
Sheedy's exploitation of the 15-metre penalty to give the Bombers time to flood back infuriated him – Sheedy's nursery cannon. He gravitated to ... «The Roar, Mar 11»
The Lindrum legacy
This is because he perfected the ''nursery cannon'' - a deft shots of a few millimetres, barely budging the balls - that he could repeat indefinitely, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 10»
