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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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