ranche

noun

ˈranch

plural -s

: a stroke in pin pool that leaves only the center pin standing and thereby wins the game

Word History

Etymology

French, bar, peg, rung, from a dialect word (Normandy or Picardy) derived from Latin ramic-, ramex staff

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