Bilk (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bilked (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Bilking.] [Origin unknown. Cf. Balk.]
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.
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Bilk, n.
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.
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