[Said to be from Tivoli, a town near Rome.] A game resembling bagatelle, played on a sloping board or table set with upright pins and hoops, by which the ball shot from a side alley against the curved top of the table is deflected into numbered compartments at the other end.
1901. Anaconda (MT) Standard, 24 Oct., 8/3. There were two men in here playing Tivoli pool and the robber advanced to the further end of the bar and threw a silver dollar on the counter.
