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

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

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

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 ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside..

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 disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..

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..

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

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

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

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

Gibber :: Gibber (n.) A balky horse.

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

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

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

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

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. t.) To leave or make balks in.

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