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(bɔːlk, US bɔːk)
balk
baulk in British English
(bɔːk, usually for sense 1 bɔːlk)
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
baulk in American English
(bɔk)
noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive
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terms used in archaeology see balk
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