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   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.
   
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   2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax.  Hudibras.
   
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   3. Nonsense; vain words.  B. Jonson.
   
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   4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.  Marryat.
   
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