in-off
in-off · in-offs
The situation where the cue ball goes into a pocket after striking the object ballThe situation where the cue ball goes into a pocket after striking the object ball.
Meaning
1 sensesThe situation where the cue ball goes into a pocket after striking the object ball.
He looked set to win the frame, until the in-off from the yellow.
Origin
From a reconstitution of (go) in + off (preposition), as used in phrases such as, "The whiFrom a reconstitution of (go) in + off (preposition), as used in phrases such as, "The white has gone in off the black."
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Forms
plural: in-offsSynonyms
1 synonymsin English billiards:losing hazard
See also
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