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Across The String - Billiard Term Definition

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Across The String Definition

Across the String refers to a makeshift scoring mechanism that uses a wire or string, hung at each end above, or near the billiard table. The wire has discs that are used to represent a winning billiard game for each player. When a player wins a game in a match, a disc is moved from the middle of the string, "across the string" to the shooting player's tally. The discs are literally slid across the strings.

Across The String Usage

Joe pocketed the 8 ball with grace to win the match, and so they slid one across the string.

Billiards - Across The String

The term "across the string" is considered to be a slang term related to scoring. The across the string definition was entered on 3/21/2007 and was updated on 10/29/2007 9:47:57 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to scoring. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: wire, on the wire, games on the wire for more on the meaning of across the string.



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across the string - billiard term definition

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