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object ball

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object ball
n.
The ball in billiards or pool that a player hits or intends to hit first with the cue ball.

object ball
n
(Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker any ball except the cue ball, esp one which the striker aims to hit with the cue ball
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Noun1.object ball - the billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ballobject ball - the billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ball
billiard ball - ball used in playing billiards


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In Carom, the red ball is called the object ball and one white ball is used as the cue ball.
This phrase is invariably followed by the sound of the object ball being coolly drilled into the heart of the pocket.
Most often, you play with 15 balls which are known as object balls, and the main white ball you hit, known as the cue ball.
 
 
 
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