bilk
Origin of bilk
1Other words for bilk
Other words from bilk
- bilker, noun
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How to use bilk in a sentence
Those bilks owe us something perhaps, and if they get a chance they won't forget to pay their score.
Gold, Gold, in Cariboo! | Clive Phillipps-WolleyI bought a whole new suit of clothes from Bilks, across the street.
Rippling Rhymes | Walt MasonOld Bilks gold-bricked me in that deal, but does his system pay?
Rippling Rhymes | Walt MasonShe makes you her servant; and when pay-day comes round, she bilks you: that is what you mean.
Heartbreak House | George Bernard Shaw
British Dictionary definitions for bilk
/ (bɪlk) /
to balk; thwart
(often foll by of) to cheat or deceive, esp to avoid making payment to
to escape from; elude
cribbage to play a card that hinders (one's opponent) from scoring in his or her crib
a swindle or cheat
a person who swindles or cheats
Origin of bilk
1Derived forms of bilk
- bilker, noun
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