BALKLINE

balkline, baulk-line, string line

(noun) line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

balkline (plural balklines)

baulk line

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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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