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Что (кто) такое baulk - определение

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Baulk (disambiguation)

baulk         
(esp. BE) see balk
Baulk         
·noun & ·v ·see Balk.
baulk         
[b?:lk, b?:k]
(chiefly US also balk)
¦ verb
1. (baulk at) hesitate to accept (an idea or undertaking).
2. thwart or hinder (a plan or person).
3. (of a horse) refuse to go on.
¦ noun
1. a roughly squared timber beam.
2. the area on a billiard table between the baulk line and the bottom cushion.
3. Baseball an unlawful action made by a pitcher that may deceive a base runner.
4. a ridge left unploughed between furrows.
Origin
OE balc (in the sense 'unploughed ridge', later 'obstacle'), from ON balkr 'partition'.

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Baulk

Baulk may refer to:

  • Baulk, areas on various types of billiard table
  • Baulk, a wall of intact earth in an archaeological excavation
  • Baulk road, a type of railway track
  • Baulking
  • Baulking, tactic used in water polo to trick a goalkeeper into thinking that the player is shooting
  • Baulking, a village in Oxfordshire England
  • Baulk Head to Mullion, a coastal site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Cornwall, England
Примеры употребления для baulk
1. Nilsen appears in the letter to baulk at the prospect of another trial.
2. But some experts think that the concerned governments will baulk at the price–tag of a potential project.
3. While traditionalists may baulk at the unusual colours, it is not the first time that plant breeders have changed the appearance of vegetables.
4. Been there, got the T–shirt.‘ The Scottish singer said she would not baulk at having plastic surgery if she felt it necessary.
5. Admittedly, there is a grudging respect for them because they don‘t baulk at fighting to the death and are very proficient.