What is to engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. [Obs.] In strifeful terms with him to balk. Spenser called?
balk — To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. [Obs.] In strifeful terms with him to balk. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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