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

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks..

Disappoint :: Disappoint (v. t.) To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil..

Balked :: Balked (imp. & p. p.) of Bal.

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

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..

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..

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

Balky :: Balky (a.) Apt to balk; as, a balky horse..

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

Bierbalk :: Bierbalk (n.) A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals..

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.

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

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

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To omit, miss, or overlook by chance..

Balkish :: Balkish (a.) Uneven; ridgy.

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

Gibber :: Gibber (n.) A balky horse.

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

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