winning hazard
Americannoun
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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
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
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
The balls are then manipulated by means of red winning hazards and cannons, the winning hazard not being made till the object-white can be left close to the spot.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
If two balls touch, the player proceeds with his game and scores a point for every winning hazard.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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