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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Stripes as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
Stripes refer to the suit of balls numbered 9 through 15. They are called stripes because they have a distinct wide white stripe through the middle of the ball to identify them from the low solids or solid balls numbered 1 through 8. Can be contrasted with solids.
I'm shooting stripes, you are shooting solids.
The term "stripes" is considered to be a slang term related to billiard accessories. The stripes definition was entered on 12/22/2007 11:29:48 AM and was updated on 12/22/2007 11:29:48 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to billiard accessories. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: big, bigs, big balls, big ones, yellows, overs, high, striped ones, striped balls for more on the meaning of stripes.
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