Definitions
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
Word origin
From Middle English balke, from Old English balca, either from or influenced by Old Norse bálkr (“partition, ridge of land”), from Proto-Germanic *balkô. Cognate with Dutch balk (“balk”), German Balken (“balk”), Italian balcone (“balcony”).
Used in a sentence
“How fruitfull are the ſeeming Barren places of Scripture. Bad Plow-men, which make Balkes of ſuch Ground.”
“, "Concealment of Sin" a balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker”
“balked at paying a day's wages for a pencil; he said he would buy her one, but when he saw the price, he balked”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Refuse to proceed”4 letters
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