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vb. (present participle of baulk English)
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Baulking or Balking is a village and civil parish about southeast of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 Boundary Changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.
Usage examples of "baulking".
One must go where the unfaltering spirit goes, there must be no baulking the issue, because of fear.
Her own room was not yet touched within, but there were beams and boards raised against it without, baulking the daylight.
Clinton whispered, and Huron's speed bled off perceptively, all her sails were losing their taut clean shape and she checked away, baulking like a weary animal.
John was clearly trying to break the grip of the gale upon her for she was fast "in irons', her bows to the wind, and he was attempting to bring her round, but the tall ship that was usually so compliant and obedient was baulking, resisting him, and every minute Black Joke was swarming down upon her, closer and still closer.
This baulking of the sentiment of love, whipped up, if anything, the longing for justice in Mr.
The Assistant Commissioner said thoughtfully: "So you're for baulking him.