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

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

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..

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Balkingly :: Balkingly (adv.) In a manner to balk or frustrate.

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 omit, miss, or overlook by chance..

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

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..

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

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

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