draw shot

American  

noun

Billiards, Pool.

1. a stroke that imparts a backward spin to the cue ball, causing it to roll back after striking the object ball.

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Etymology

Origin of draw shot

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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draw shot

Advancing by virtue of the second tiebreaker — a pregame test called the draw shot challenge — Japan will get a rematch against Switzerland in Friday’s semifinal.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

Shuster made him pay with a perfect draw shot and a score of two.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2018

Shuster was heavy on his last shot and Edin made a perfect draw shot to score two points.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2018

If the sweepers could add two feet to a draw shot that would be a significant advantage to the team using the new brooms.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2015

To make a draw shot, therefore, between two who drive the cross, it is necessary that the center of both balls should pass directly through the cross; a thing that very rarely happens.

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) by Marshall Pinckney Wilder

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