bilk

bilk is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
  2. 2.A cheat; a trick; a hoax. Hudibras.
  3. 3.Nonsense; vain words. B. Jonson.
  4. 4.A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person. Marryat.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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