Both Uses of
balk
in
Gone with the Wind
- And, oh, that dreadful moment when the sick horse balked and cavalry and light cannon rumbled past in the darkness, past where they sat breathless, so close she could almost reach out and touch them, so close she could smell the stale sweat on the soldiers' bodies!†
Chpt 3.24
- But Prissy balked.†
Chpt 3.24 *
Definition:
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(balk) to refuse to comply