For example, the baize (mentioned above) is the woollen fabric that forms the playing surface on snooker tables - and is usually green. For some more snooker terms and their definitions ...

Back when there were fewer UK television channels than non-red balls on a snooker table, Steve Davis was king of the green baize. He was the player many loved to hate, with his emotionless ...

Trump now back at the table and will try to build a lead ... snookered on the black so has to try and play up to snooker Jones behind the green. He leaves the cueball just short so gives away ...