shell out

Noun

obsolete uncountable

(obsolete) A game played on a billiard table, a variation of pool.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）ビリヤード台で行われるプールの一種の競技

My grandfather used to teach me shell out, an old billiard-table game that's nearly forgotten.

祖父はかつて、ビリヤード台で行う、ほとんど忘れられた古いプールの一種を私に教えてくれた。

Sense（1）

(obsolete) A game played on a billiard table, a variation of pool.

I have more than once had to lend a commercial money to pay his fare home; as he had played shell-out and lost the lot.