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Across The Strings - Billiard Term Definition

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Definition of Across The Strings

Across The Strings is a billiards slang term that is a part of Scoring Terminology.

Across the strings is a billiard term that, when said as a verb, refers to the act of moving the scoring beads across the strings. This is the act of a player actually moving beads across a string hung near the billiard table when a player scores points. This is a method of keeping score.

See: across the string for more on the meaning of "Across The Strings".

Across The Strings - Usage

Hey Jim, can you slide me three points across the strings?

Billiards - Across The Strings

  • Title: Across The Strings
  • Author: (Billiards Forum)
  • Published: 6/3/2008 6:53:47 PM

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