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Definition of Balks
1. balk [v] - See also: balk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balks
Literary usage of Balks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"And even when ceiled the larger balks, or separating beams, were allowed to
project below the ceiling for purposes both of strength and convenience. ..."
2. Military Bridges: Including, Also, Designs for Trestle and Truss Bridges for by Hermann Haupt (1864)
"Strength of balks. — The bridge being formed in the usual manner, with the pontoons
18 feet apart from axis to axis, the bearing of the balks, ..."
3. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"They lash the balks firmly together and to the lashing- hooks at both gunwales
... They are placed directly over the outside balks, to which they are lashed ..."
4. The Antiquary (1906)
"balks of turf, just as they are described by Mr. See- bohm. Many years ago an
attempt at enclosure was successfully resisted, and the land in question is ..."
5. Making Woodrow Wilson President by William Frank McCombs, Louis Jay Lang (1921)
"... TION — balks PALMER AND BAKER, WHO SEEK TO SUPPLANT THE HOOSIER. [EDITOR'S
NOTE — This chapter is compiled by the Editor.] AN INSPIRED editorial in the ..."
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