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

Anagrams

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CITATION

(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; “the student’s essay failed to list several important citations”; “the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”; “the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”


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