n. In billiards, the area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
v. Alternative spelling of balk.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
See balk.
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n. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
v. refuse to comply
n. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
n. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
Word Usage
"Upon a baulk, that is, an unploughed ridge of land interposed among the corn, the Laird's trusty palfrey was tethered by the head, and picking a meal of grass."