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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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.

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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