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Balky   /bˈɔki/   Listen
Balky

adjective
1.
Stopping short and refusing to go on.  Synonym: balking.  "A balky mule" , "A balky customer"





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"Balky" Quotes from Famous Books



... horse that gives you fun, And he is the horse you need! He's never balky, he eats no hay, He's ready to either go or stay, And never was known to run ...
— A Jolly Jingle-Book • Various
... go on!" exclaimed the apparently angry dwarf. "Will you be balky now, when Triboulet has glory within his grasp? Miserable beast! unhappy fate! When bright eyes are watching the ...
— Under the Rose • Frederic Stewart Isham


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