banger
n.— «“It separates the bangers from the pool players,” Chris Stevens said of straight pool, also known as 14.1.» —“Mike Moore: Pool sharks climb out from behind the 8-ball” by Mike Moore Journal Times (Racine, Wisc.) Dec. 11, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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