Definition of balk

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Balk (v. i.) To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring..

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Huer :: Huer (n.) One who cries out or gives an alarm; specifically, a balker; a conder. See Balker..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring..
Balkish :: Balkish (a.) Uneven; ridgy.
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To omit, miss, or overlook by chance..
Discomfit :: Discomfit (v. t.) To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Baulk :: Baulk (n. & v.) See Balk.
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk..
Balkingly :: Balkingly (adv.) In a manner to balk or frustrate.
Balker :: Balker (n.) One who, or that which balks..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave or make balks in.
Gib :: Gib (v. i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
Disappointed :: Disappointed (a.) Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope..
Sneak-cup :: Sneak-cup (n.) One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass.
Balky :: Balky (a.) Apt to balk; as, a balky horse..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
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. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..
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