English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Balister
(n.)
A crossbow.
Balistoid
(a.)
Like a fish of the genus Balistes; of the family
Balistidae. See Filefish.
Balistraria
(n.)
A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which
arrows might be discharged.
Balize
(n.)
A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.
Balk
(v. t.)
To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to
let go by; to shirk.
Balk
(v. i.)
To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore,
the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
Balk
(v. i.)
To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to
stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.
Balk
(v. i.)
To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
Balk
(v. t.)
To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to
/hwart; as, to balk expectation.
Balk
(v. t.)
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
Balk
(v. t.)
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
Balk
(v. i.)
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
Balk
(v. i.)
A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a
house. The loft above was called "the balks."
Balk
(v. t.)
To leave or make balks in.
Balk
(v. i.)
One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a
trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
Balk
(v. i.)
A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
Balk
(v. i.)
A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the
ball.
Balk
(v. i.)
A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the
end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.
Balked
(imp. & p. p.)
of Balk
Balker
(n.)
One who, or that which balks.