The line toward which the players roll their marbles before beginning a game, to determine the order of shooting:
| NR | 513 |
| STARTING LINE | 126 |
| TAW LINE | 107 |
| LAG LINE | 62 |
| LINE | 42 |
| LAGGING LINE | 35 |
| TAW | 22 |
| LAG | 17 |
| TOY LINE | 9 |
| BASE | 5 |
| LAGGING | 5 |
| MARK | 4 |
| TOE LINE | 4 |
| TOY | 4 |
| DEAD LINE | 3 |
| BASE LINE | 2 |
| DRAW LINE | 2 |
| MARKER LINE | 2 |
| NH | 2 |
| SCRATCH | 2 |
| SHOOTING LINE | 2 |
| S-LINE | 2 |
| ALLIE LINE | 1 |
| ANTE LINE | 1 |
| BACK LINE | 1 |
| BEAD LINE | 1 |
| BORDER LINE | 1 |
| BOSS LINE | 1 |
| BOUNDARY | 1 |
| CANE LINE | 1 |
| CENTER | 1 |
| CHALK LINE | 1 |
| CHOOSING LINE | 1 |
| CULLY LINE | 1 |
| CUNNY LINE | 1 |
| DIVIDING LINE | 1 |
| DRAG LINE | 1 |
| FOUL LINE | 1 |
| GOAL LINE | 1 |
| “GUESSED A NUMBER, CLOSEST TO IT WENT FIRST” | 1 |
| HEAD LINE | 1 |
| HEAD TAW | 1 |
| HEAD TOY | 1 |
| HOME | 1 |
| HOME BASE | 1 |
| HOME LINE | 1 |
| LAG MARK | 1 |
| LAG TO THE LINE | 1 |
| LAGGER LINE | 1 |
| LEG LINE | 1 |
| LINE UP | 1 |
| MARBLE RING | 1 |
| MARK LINE | 1 |
| MARKER | 1 |
| MASON | 1 |
| MASON LINE | 1 |
| ONE WHO WON GAME BEFORE WENT FIRST | 1 |
| PEG LINE | 1 |
| PITCHING LINE | 1 |
| RING | 1 |
| ROLL | 1 |
| START LINE | 1 |
| STARTER LINE | 1 |
| STARTER’S LINE | 1 |
| STARTER’S POINT | 1 |
| STARTING POINT | 1 |
| TAR | 1 |
| TAWS | 1 |
| TOR LINE | 1 |
| TROLLING LINE | 1 |
| TRY LINE | 1 |
| UPSY LINE | 1 |
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