Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bauk \Bauk\, Baulk \Baulk\, n. & v.
   See {Balk}.

Source : WordNet®

baulk
     n 1: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player
          with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: {balk}]
     2: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
        or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {impediment},
        {balk}, {check}, {handicap}]
     3: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
        [syn: {rafter}, {balk}]
     v : refuse to comply [syn: {resist}, {balk}, {jib}]