Balk (disambiguation)

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Balk has many uses, such as:

  • Something left untouched, from in the Scots term bauk; this led to the word's current meaning a hindrance or check. From this, some uses developed:
    • A balk is an illegal action in baseball.
    • A horse is said to baulk when it refuses its rider's instructions.
    • A baulk is an evasive technique/manoeuvre in the sport of Australian rules football.
    • A balk on a billiard table is the area behind the balkline--the first quarter-length of the table.
  • Balk, North Yorkshire, England
  • Balk (Netherlands), a village
  • Abraham Balk, American fencer
  • Fairuza Balk (born 1974), American film actress
  • Hermann Balk, 13th century Master of the Teutonic and Livonian Orders

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