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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Baulk as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
In snooker, UK blackball, and English billiards, the baulk is the area between the baulk line and the baulk cushion, which houses or makes up the D area. The baulk is essentially the same area as "the kitchen" in billiards.
You have to shoot from the within the baulk area. It's the rule.
The baulk definition was entered on 12/4/2006 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:48:09 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to pool tables. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: kitchen, balkline, baulk line, in the kitchen for more on the meaning of baulk.
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