| 单词 | to give a miss in baulk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give a miss in baulk c. Originally (Billiards): failure to hit the object ball, on account of which the opponent scores; spec. a deliberate failure which leaves the cue ball in a safe position. to give a miss in baulk and variants: to avoid hitting the object ball, esp. with the intention of putting one's ball in a safe position (usually in the baulk area of the table); also figurative. to score a miss: to receive points from a miss by one's opponent. Now also (Snooker): a foul stroke in which a player who misses an object ball is deemed not to have made a sufficiently good attempt to hit it, with the result that the opponent may request that the shot be retaken. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > actions or types of play > foul or mishit miscue1838 miss1844 foul1873 scratch1913 miscueing1915 1844 E. R. Mardon Billiards 29 In playing off, it is customary to give a miss in the baulk. 1844 E. R. Mardon Billiards 115 Should the striker, when in hand, play at a ball in baulk, his adversary has the option of scoring a miss. 1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 345 In most cases a miss would be the game here. 1899 Daily News 31 Mar. 3/3 He then scored two brilliant jennies—short and long—and after another loser gave a safety miss. 1907 H. Westbrook & P. G. Wodehouse Not George Washington ii. xxi. 228 And James..is actually giving this the miss in baulk! 1954 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves & Feudal Spirit iii. 27 To expunge the joy from Percy's life by giving him the uncompromising miss-in-baulk. 1988 I. Morrison Billiards & Snooker 17/2 The next player can play a miss without committing a foul. 1997 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 27 Nov. King was guilty of 12 successive ‘misses’... [He] failed to hit a red with his 12th attempt but while Newton called the ‘miss’, Lee..did not ask for the cue ball to be replaced. < as lemmas |
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