Both Uses of
balk
in
Bleak House
- Young Woolwich's knife, in particular, which is of the oyster kind, with the additional feature of a strong shutting-up movement which frequently balks the appetite of that young musician, is mentioned as having gone in various hands the complete round of foreign service.†
Chpt 25-27
- Mr. Smallweed, purposely balking himself in an aim at the trooper's head, throws the pipe on the ground and breaks it to pieces.†
Chpt 34-36 *
Definition:
-
(balk) to refuse to comply