baulk line
Britishnoun
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Also called: string line. a straight line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
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one of four lines parallel to the cushions dividing the table into a central panel and eight smaller ones (the baulks)
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a type of game using these lines as restrictions
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The baulk line and the D are marked either with chalk, tailors’ pipeclay, or an ordinary lead pencil; no other marks appear on the table.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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