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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..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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