Q-Tip - Q-Tip

Japanese: キューティップ - きゅーてぃっぷ
Q-Tip - Q-Tip

...This was called "magic white powder," but about 10 years later, a Frenchman named Mango thought that making the tip of the cue more elastic would allow it to rotate more freely, so he attached a piece of leather to the tip of the cue. This was the prototype of the modern tap (cue tip), which allowed the ball's characteristics to be maximized. It was introduced to America in the 18th century through the British garrison, and initially it was a British-style pocket table, but in the 1840s, highly skilled players from France and other countries traveled to America and spread European-style games (such as the three-ball game). ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Q-Tip" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは〈魔法の白い粉〉といわれたが,それから約10年後,フランスのマンゴーという人が,キューの先端に弾力性をもたせるとさらに回転が自在に与えられるのではないかと考え,キューの先端に革片をとりつけた。これが現在のタップ(キューティップ)の原型で,これによってボールのもつ特質を最大限に発揮できるようになった。 アメリカへは18世紀のころイギリスの派遣守備隊を通じて紹介され,当初はイギリス式ポケットテーブルだったが,1840年代になるとフランスなどから高度な技術をもった選手が渡米し,ヨーロッパ式のゲーム(三つ球ゲームなど)を広めた。…

※「キューティップ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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