[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

balk \balk\ baddk, n. as. balca beam, ridge; akin to icel.
   b=alkr partition, bj=alki beam, os. balko, g. balken; cf.
   gael. balc ridge of earth between two furrows. cf. balcony,
   balk, v. t., 3d bulk.
   1. a ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the
      end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.
      1913 webster

            bad plowmen made balks of such ground. --fuller.
      1913 webster

   2. a great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a
      house. the loft above was called "the balks."
      1913 webster

            tubs hanging in the balks.            --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   3. mil. one of the beams connecting the successive supports
      of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
      1913 webster

   4. a hindrance or disappointment; a check.
      1913 webster

            a balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker.
                                                  --south.
      1913 webster

   5. a sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
      1913 webster

   6. baseball a deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to
      deliver the ball. it is illegal and is penalized by
      allowing the runners on base to advance one base.
      1913 webster

   balk line billiards, a line across a billiard table near
      one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are
      placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table,
      parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game,
      called the balk line game.
      1913 webster
see also:
balcony balk bulk balk line 

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