balk
41Balk line — Balk Balk (b[add]k), n. [AS. balca beam, ridge; akin to Icel. b[=a]lkr partition, bj[=a]lki beam, OS. balko, G. balken; cf. Gael. balc ridge of earth between two furrows. Cf. {Balcony}, {Balk}, v. t., 3d {Bulk}.] 1. A ridge of land left unplowed… …
42balk´i|ness — balk|y «B kee», adjective, balk|i|er, balk|i|est. stopping short and stubbornly refusing to go on; likely to balk »Mules are balky animals. SYNONYM(S): refractory, contrary. – …
43balk line — balk line, 1. any of the lines on a billiard table marking off the balks. 2. (in track and field events) a line on or across which a contestant may not step without penalty …
44Balk (Frise) — 52°53′54″N 5°34′42″E / 52.89833, 5.57833 …
45Balk, North Yorkshire — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption = Western approach to Balk village latitude = 54.2222 longitude = 1.26931 official name = Balk population = shire district= Hambleton shire county = North Yorkshire region = Yorkshire …
46Balk (Netherlands) — Infobox Settlement official name = Balk mapsize = 280px subdivision type = Country subdivision name = flagicon|Netherlands Netherlands subdivision type1 = Province subdivision name1 = flagicon|Friesland Friesland settlement type = Village… …
47Balk (billiards) — A balk is an area on a billiard table defined by balklines. In games such as English billiards, pool or bagatelle, a balkline is drawn across the table near one end, behind which lies the balk, where the cue balls are placed in lagging for lead… …
48balk — stakes covered with wattles arranged in a semi circle on the sands so that fish are directed towards the nets as the tide recedes (British dialect) …
49balk — 1. noun /bɔːk,bɔ(ː)k,bɑ(ː)k/ a) ridge, an unplowed strip of land. (One use is to walk on it.) b) beam. 2. verb /bɔːk,bɔ(ː)k,bɑ(ː)k/ a) to pass over or by. b) to stop, check, block …
50Balk — Bạlk, Hermann, erster Landmeister des Deutschen Ordens in Preußen, ✝ Würzburg (?) 5. 3. 1239; wurde 1230 an der Spitze von Deutschordensrittern zur Unterwerfung des Preußenlandes ausgesandt; legte seit 1231 (Überschreiten der Weichsel) die… …
