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Balkingly

In a manner to balk or frustrate...


Balks, slades or meers

Balks, slades or meers, are narrow strips of grass dividing the lands of the different owners in the open fields. They are usually, though not invariably, waste of the manner, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 6, 4th Edn., Para 707, p. 309....


Balk

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


balked

Same as baffled...


Balker

One who or that which balks...


Balky

Apt to balk as a balky horse...


Bauk

See Balk...


Disappoint

To defeat of expectation or hope to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected hoped or desired to balk as a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations or his hopes desires intentions expectations or plans are disappointed a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil...


Disappointed

Defeated of expectation or hope balked as a disappointed person or hope...


Jib

To move restively backward or sidewise said of a horse to balk...


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