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balk, baulk 1. a roughly squared heavy timber beam 2. a timber tie beam of a roof 3. Baseball an illegal motion by a pitcher towards the plate or towards the base when there are runners on base, esp without delivering the ball balk [bȯk] (building construction) A squared timber used in building construction. (civil engineering) A low ridge of earth that marks a boundary line. (mining engineering) A sudden thinning out, for a certain distance, of a bed of coal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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