The Only Use of
balk
in
Lord of the Flies
- Any savage balked in the forest would utter the double shout and hold up the line till he was free again.†
p. 195.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(balk) to refuse to comply
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less common specialized meanings:
Baseball: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
Equestrian: when a horse refuses to obey a rider -- especially when stopping in front of a jump
Billiards: an area of the billiard table from which opening shots with the cue ball are made
Bowling: when a bowler stops in mid-swing without releasing the ball
Badminton: any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the service
Archeology: a side wall of an excavated partition of earth left standing between adjoining excavation units
Agriculture: a strip of ground left unplowed as a boundary line between two plowed portions
Architecture: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
Carpentry: a thick piece of unfinished wood