baulk

/ bɔːk; bɔːlk /

noun

1. Also (US)balk billiards
   1. the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
   2. (in baulk-line games) one of the spaces between the cushions and the baulk lines
   3. inside one of these spaces
2. archaeol a strip of earth left between excavation trenches for the study of the complete stratigraphy of a site
3. 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

1. a variant spelling of balk

Example Sentences

Wilson took the 20th frame with timely half-century and punished a loose break-off shot by Jones in the next, making 83 after the white caught the blue on the way back to baulk.

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While some may baulk at the idea of more politicians, they are currently fashionable.

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But they face increasing hostility from hard-right members of their own party, who have baulked at the spiralling cost of the conflict and are pushing against US involvement in global conflicts.

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But others in government baulked at what they saw as a brusque manner.

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Alberta's Tourism and Sport Minister Joseph Schow baulked at an estimated cost of up to £1.57bn, a bill he says would have landed largely with taxpayers.

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