BALK, noun bauk. 1. A ridge of land, left unplowed, between furrows, or at the end of a field. 2. A great beam, or rafter. 3. Any thing left untouched, like a ridge in plowing. 4. A frustration; disappointment. BALK, verb transitive bauk. To disappoint; to frustrate. 2. To leave untouched; to miss or omit. 3. To pile, as in a heap or ridge. 4. To turn aside; to talk beside one's meaning. 5. To plow, leaving balks.
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