string line

noun

, Billiards, Pool.

1. string ( def 17b ).

string line

noun

1. billiards another name for baulk line

Word History and Origins

Origin of string line¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Driscolls firm for starting with a second-string line, but I dont like it.

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A ball exactly on the “string line” is considered within the string.

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I used to catch flat fish sometimes, with a long string line, it was like swimming a kite.

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