baulk

Definition of Baulk in English :

1. balk, baulk

the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

Example Sentences:
'a player with ball in hand must play from the balk'

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

3. balk, baulk, rafter

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

4. balk, baulk, jib, resist

refuse to comply

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Baulk

noun

1. Also (US): balk billiards

a.

the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion

b.

(in baulk-line games) one of the spaces between the cushions and the baulk lines

c. in baulk

2. archaeology

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, noun

4. a variant spelling of balk

noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive

balk

v. & n.
Chiefly British

Variant of balk.