Baulk Definition

baulk
noun
  1. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
  2. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  3. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
verb
  1. refuse to comply

Words that rhyme with baulk

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