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n.
A line parallel to one end of a billiard table, from behind which opening shots with the cue ball are made.
balk line
Dictionary:
balk line balk·line (bôk'līn') 
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
Synonyms: baulk-line, string line
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