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foul line, n. Sport (orig. N. Amer.).
Brit. |ˈfaʊl lʌɪn|, U.S. |ˈfaʊl ˌlaɪn|
[‹ foul n. + line n.2]
1. Baseball. Either of the two boundary lines extending from the back of home plate in the direction of first and third bases, upon crossing which a hit becomes foul.
1870N.Y. Herald 27 July 2/2 Cuthbert batted three times just outside the foul line, and at last got a long and high one just inside. 1947B. Feller Strikeout Story xix. 192 The ball dropped into the stands just beyond his outstretched hands and only inches from the foul line. 2004Sports Illustr. (Electronic ed.) 26 Apr. 41 Early in the season..we'd have to chop chunks of ice off the trees near the field to keep branches from hanging over the foul lines.
2. A type of boundary line in various sports; (in later use) spec. (chiefly Bowling and Athletics) a line that competitors may not cross, such a crossing constituting a foul.
1879N.Y. Times 23 Nov. 5/3 The big leather ball had scarcely touched the ground when it was forced out of bounds over the foul-line. 1896Chicago Daily Tribune 21 Aug. 8/4 The Chicago [Bowling] League will adopt the rule that a foul ball is one delivered on or over the foul line. 1953L. E. Morehouse Physiol. of Exercise (ed. 2) xviii. 224 Instead of taking aim on the pins, aim is taken on or near a spot on the alley about sixteen feet ahead of the foul line. 2002Sun (Nexis) 8 Aug. After delivering his first throw, his right knee appeared to collapse under him and he fell over the foul line, failing to register a mark.
3. Basketball. = free-throw line n. at free throw n. Compounds.
1896Brooklyn Daily Eagle 9 Nov. 10/7 Two of Adelphi's goals were made from foul line. 1960Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel 20 Jan. ii. 1/5 [He] fired a jump shot from the foul line with five seconds remaining. 2004Women's Basketball Jan.–Feb. 20/2 Laimbeer hopes Cash will increase her percentage at the foul line as well as improve her midrange game. |