winning hazard
Americannoun
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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
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
The most common stroke in Pool is a chance of taking a life—i.e., where there is a difficult winning hazard left off the ball you play on.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
It is evident that after playing a winning hazard the position of the object ball is known—viz., as a rule, on the spot.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
Single Pool is the white winning hazard game, played for a stake and so much for each of three or more lives.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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