Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CUE, n. [Fr. queue; L. cauda; It. and Sp. coda.]

1. The tail; the end of a thing; as the long curl of a wig, or a long roll of hair.
2. The last words of speech, which a player, who is to answer, catches and regards as an intimation to begin. A hint given to an actor on the stage, what or when to speak. – Johnson. Encyc.
3. A hint; an intimation; a short direction. – Swift.
4. The part which any man is to play in his turn. Were it my cue to fight. – Shak.
5. Humor; turn or temper of mind. [Vulgar.]
6. A farthing, or farthing's worth. – Beaum.
7. The straight rod, used in playing billiards.