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Pronunciation : Bilk
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Origin unknown. Cf. Balk.]
Definition : Defn: To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor. Thackeray.

t. [imp. & p. p. Bilked; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bilk
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.

2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax. Hudibras.

3. Nonsense; vain words. B. Jonson.

4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person. Marryat.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913