When they were not shooting they congregated in the billiard-room and devoted their powerful intellects exclusively to snooker-pool, leaving Martin free to talk undisturbed to Elsa.
"The Man Upstairs and Other Stories"
P. G. Wodehouse
The bush quivered in a haze of heat; the sandy road was empty except for the Trouts' dog snooker, who lay stretched in the very middle of it.
"The Garden Party"
Katherine Mansfield
He took leave soon after, and went to his own quarters with the D.A.A.G., while her ladyship, with infinite relief, getting rid of her feminine guests, repaired with Captain Bingham Wrynche, familiarly known to a wide circle of friends as "Bingo," and several chosen spirits to the billiard-room, for snooker-pool, and whisky-and-soda.
"The Dop Doctor"
Clotilde Inez Mary Graves