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Created by: a.protic
Number of Blossarys: 5
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Cue stick, or simply cue, is a stick which is used to propel balls in billiard games. It is usually around 55-60" in length with a tip made of a material such as leather on the end and sometimes with ...
Solids, or solid balls, are the non-striped ball suit (group) of a fifteen ball set that are numbered 1 through 7 and have a solid color scheme (the group does not include the black 8 ball).
Stripes are the striped ball suit (group) of a fifteen ball set that are numbered 9 through 15 and have a solid color scheme.
Also cue-ball, cueball, is the ball that a player strikes with a cue stick. It exists in nearly any cue sport, and it is typically white in color, hence often referred to as the "white ball". It can ...
The 8 ball is the last ball that must be pocketed, after pocketing the group (either solids or stripes) of seven object balls. Pocketing the 8 ball early is a loss of game. It is usually black in ...
Billiard chalk is a powdered substance placed on the tip of a cue stick to increase the friction between the tip of the cue and the cue ball. Cue "chalk" is not actually chalk (calcium carbonate) at ...
Cushions are the elastic bumpers mounted on the inside of a billiard table frame - the part from which the balls rebound. Cushions are normally made from rubber or synthetic rubber.
