baulk

/ (bɔːk, usually for sense 1 bɔːlk) /

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noun

Also (US): balk billiards

the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
(in baulk-line games) one of the spaces between the cushions and the baulk lines
in baulk inside one of these spaces

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

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

verb, noun

a variant spelling of balk

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Words nearby baulk

bauera, Baugh, Bauhaus, bauhinia, Baul, baulk, baulk line, Baum, Baumé, Baumeister, Baumé scale

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How to use baulk in a sentence

She hit it hard on the side, and both balls came into baulk.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914|Various
I have a strong propensity in me to begin this chapter very nonsensically, and I will not baulk my fancy.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne
It might be a wish to baulk this new passion through my interference, while he exposed me to the risk of his Majesty's anger.
In Kings' Byways|Stanley J. Weyman
But if you will give up that title and dignity”—here he smiled and tore out the page, but carefully—“I will not baulk thee, child.
The Chaplain of the Fleet|Walter Besant and James Rice

I saw his horse suddenly baulk, stumble over the bank, and roll headlong into the water!
The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid