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string line

noun

, Billiards, Pool.


string line

noun

  1. billiards another name for baulk line
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of string line1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences

Once these strings dry, some kind of detail piping or ornament is attached at the top string line to hide the starts.

From Salon

There is one point where the string lines are marked triple forte, yet crescendo from there, accents spiking the way.

But while keeping the hushed dynamics steady, Lim bent individual string lines away from the expected polyphonic patterns.

During the electrification boom of the 1920s, private providers were reluctant to install poles and string lines hundreds of miles into sparsely populated areas.

Every note in the opening’s jumpy string lines was clear; the syncopated accents had extra punch.

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