losing hazard
Americannoun
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B.—A three stroke is made by pocketing the red ball—i.e., a red winning hazard; or by pocketing the striker's ball off the red—i.e., a red losing hazard.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
For each winning hazard the striker receives a life; for each losing hazard he pays a life; and the taker of the three lives wins the game.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
In playing for any losing hazard, it should be remembered that the position of one ball after the stroke is fixed: the striker's own ball will be "in hand."
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
The losing hazard off the red into the right-hand top pocket ought now to be a certainty, it being a simple half-ball stroke.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
When the ball was placed at A, the losing hazard could be made by simply what is called dropping on to the ball.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
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