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half-ball

noun

    1. a contact in billiards, etc, in which the player aims through the centre of the cue ball to the edge of the object ball, so that half the object ball is covered
    2. ( as modifier )

      a half-ball stroke

“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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On a recent weekend on a blacktop in Mayfair, a group of old-heads marked what was likely the last half-ball tournament of the year.

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Occasionally, Davidson tries to organize a half-ball game, among those who still know the rules.

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Hundreds of players showed up to compete in eight events: half-ball, wallball, wire ball, deadbox, chink, stickball, box ball, and step ball.

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Westover can now balance on one prosthetic leg, stand on a half-ball device for stability exercises, and walk without a cane for short distances.

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“There were a lot of times where we were trying something and it didn’t work. We finally figured out where I’m at now: just to take the same swing, let the ball travel another half-ball to another ball deeper and shoot it to left.â€

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