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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Rest as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
Rest refers to either a hand bridge or a mechanical bridge, but especially a set of mechanical bridges used in snooker, English billiards, and blackball. The rest may be used when a player can not comfortably make a shot using his or her hand bridge. It gets its name from the fact that the cue stick rests on the bridge while the stroke is taking place. It should be noted that most British style rests differ from traditional North American rests both in shape and form. British style rest sticks take the form of the spider, swan, goose neck, and the cross. Rests may also take the shape of the rarer and often unsanctioned hook.
Where is the rest? I need it to make this weird shot.
The term "rest" is considered to be a slang term related to billiard accessories. The rest definition was entered on 12/28/2007 1:00:28 AM and was updated on 12/28/2007 1:00:28 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to billiard accessories. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor.the term Rest has some origin and/or history information on file. The term rest originates from the British. See also: goose neck rest, cross rake, jigger, swan rest, goose neck, spider rest, hand bridge, bridge hand, bridge, mechanical bridge, crutch, rake, bridge stick, spider, hand chalk, closed bridge, open bridge, granny stick, cross, swan for more on the meaning of rest.
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