baulk

British  

/ bɔːk, bɔːlk /

noun

1. Also (US): balk.  billiards

   1. the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion

   2. (in baulk-line games) one of the spaces between the cushions and the baulk lines

   3. inside one of these spaces

2. archaeol a strip of earth left between excavation trenches for the study of the complete stratigraphy of a site

3. croquet either of two lines ( A baulk and B baulk ) at diagonally opposite ends of the court, from which the ball is struck into play

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verb

1. a variant spelling of balk

Example Sentences

The modern cricketer would probably baulk at the prospect.

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The leadership expected loyalty in return but even a small number of them have baulked at the welfare reforms.

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If a Premier League club that has just qualified for the Champions League are baulking at Sancho's wages, it is fair to assume most other clubs will reach the same conclusion.

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Executives said they were in a strong position to rapidly adjust what they are buying if shoppers start to baulk at higher prices.

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Wilson took the 20th frame with timely half-century and punished a loose break-off shot by Jones in the next, making 83 after the white caught the blue on the way back to baulk.

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