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Balker :: Balker (n.) One who, or that which balks..

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

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

Resaw :: Resaw (v. t.) To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc..

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

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

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave or make balks in.

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..

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