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ted toward the "object ball;" the other terms relate to the position in which the object ball is struck.
HAZARD. To drive any of the balls into any of the pockets.
HAZARD, DOUBLE. When two balls are pocketed with the same stroke.
HAZARD, LOSING. When the player's ball is pocketed by his own act.
HAZARD, TAKING A. A term used to express that a player is so confident of making a certain hazard, that he will undertake to do it, under penalty of losing, in case he does not succeed, as many lives as he would have gained if successful. The phrase is most frequently employed in two-ball pool.
HAZARD, WINNING. When the player pockets either of the red balls, or his adversary's ball.
HUG. When any of the balls run close alongside of a particular cushion, they are said to hug it.
JAW. When a ball is prevented from dropping into a pocket by the cushions, which extend like jaws on either side.
JUMP. When the player forces his ball by a downward stroke to leap up from the table.
KILLED or DEAD BALL. When a ball in pool has lost its lives, and its chances are not renewed by privileges, it is said to be killed.
KISS. When the ball played with strikes another ball more than once, they are said to kiss; or when two balls, not played with, come in contact.
LONE GAME. A game in which one of the parties is an experienced player, and the other a novice--the former having the game in his own hands.
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