¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Balked
1. balk [v] - See also: balk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balked
Literary usage of Balked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen (1898)
"CHAPTER XII A GREAT SCHEME, AND WHO balked IT AS characters written with a secret
ink ... balked ..."
2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"... AND WHO balked IT Ai characters written with a secret ink come out with the
application of fire, and disappear again and leave the paper white, ..."
3. The Trial of Theodore Parker: For the "misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil by Theodore Parker (1855)
"Injustice is hungry for its prey, and must not be balked. It was very proper!
Symbolical court of the Fugitive Slave Bill — it does not respect life, ..."
4. Life of Thurlow Weed Including His Autobiography and a Memoir by Thurlow Weed, Harriet A. Weed, Thurlow Weed Barnes (1883)
"ENLISTING balked. — FOLLOWING THE DRUM. — JOSHUA A. SPENCER. OUR removal from
Cincinnatus was in 1809. I was then in my twelfth year. ..."
5. Evenings at Home; Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened: Consisting of a Variety of by John Aikin, Barbauld (Anna Letitia) (1819)
"He lived prosperous and independent, and retained in manhood all the friendships
of his youth. THE DOG balked OF HIS DINNER. A TALE. ..."
Other Resources:
