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

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

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 hindrance or disappointment; a check.

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

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