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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. t.) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

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

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. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

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

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

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

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.

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..

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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