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Definition of balk

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Balk (v. i.) A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called the balks..

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Balker :: Balker (n.) A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer..

Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk..

Conder :: Conder (n.) One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See Balker.

Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

Huer :: Huer (n.) One who cries out or gives an alarm; specifically, a balker; a conder. See Balker..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

Disappointed :: Disappointed (a.) Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope..

Baulk :: Baulk (n. & v.) See Balk.

Gib :: Gib (v. i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside..

Balking :: Balking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bal.

Bilk :: Bilk (n.) A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring..

Sneak-cup :: Sneak-cup (n.) One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass.

Balkingly :: Balkingly (adv.) In a manner to balk or frustrate.

Take :: Take (v. t.) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball..

Discomfit :: Discomfit (v. t.) To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.