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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Burnish as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
To burnish a pool cue is to seal the pores of a wooden cue by rubbing it vigorously with some material. The material most commonly used is leather. The technique is also done to the edge of a cue tip to strengthen and fortify it against mushrooming.
What technique do you use to burnish your pool cue?
The burnish definition was entered on 1/11/2007 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:48:13 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to pool cues. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: burnishing, burnisher, mushroom for more on the meaning of burnish.
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