Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Carom

Carom , noun

[Probably corrupted from French carumboler to carom, carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.]

(Billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

Carom , intransitive verb

(Billiards) To make a carom.