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ball in hand

ball in hand noun: in billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.

Noun

ball in hand (plural balls in hand)

  1. In billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.

Forms of ball in hand

pluralballs in hand

Questions about ball in hand

What does ball in hand mean?
Ball in hand means in billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.
What part of speech is ball in hand?
Ball in hand is a noun.
What is the plural of ball in hand?
The plural of ball in hand is balls in hand.

Words near ball in hand in the dictionary

  1. ball hawk
  2. ball hawks
  3. ball hockey
  4. ball hog
  5. ball hogs
  6. ball in hand
  7. ball it off
  8. ball joint
  9. ball joints
  10. ball kid
  11. ball kids

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