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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Out Ball as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
An out ball is any object ball that if pocketed without scratching would represent the last ball you would need to reach a winning score. The out ball is your game-winning ball when you are in the one hole.
You should try to return a safety on the 8 ball, so that is his out ball.
The term "out ball" is considered to be a slang term related to scoring. The out ball definition was entered on 4/16/2006 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:49:42 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: game ball, money ball, frame ball, match ball for more on the meaning of out ball.
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