concept
Clopstoss
clopstoss
also: клопштос, klopshtos
A billiards term (from German Klopfstoss) for a forceful follow-through shot played with an exaggerated raised-leg stance; the showy stance is what splits Lieutenant Druzhkov's trousers in Kikin's anecdote.
Reading notes
- In the Rooms §11 clopstoss
A billiards term (from German Klopfstoss) for a hard follow-through shot, often played with a showy raised-leg stance -- the very posture that splits Lieutenant Druzhkov's trousers in the anecdote.