Definition of "line-ball" [line-ball]

• In billiards, a ball with its base on a line. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Or almost.etc. Life is a sequence of line-ball plays and depends on that fusion of skill and luck."
• "Michael Beer goes flat after a line-ball delivery ON his first day as an international bowler"
• "Cowboys coach Neil Henry agreed that both passes were line-ball and was happy for both to be let go."