Baulk: alternatives and connections

A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, an…

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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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A confection; a comfit; a drug.

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One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.

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That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.

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The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

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Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

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Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

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Difficulty.

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The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

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Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate,…

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That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

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A raftsman.

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A raftsman.

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A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

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A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Serving to deter.

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An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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Same as Hindrance.

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The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.

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That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

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A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry s…

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A raftsman.

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To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

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