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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. stopping short and refusing to go on;
- Example: "a balking"
- Example: "a balky mule"
- Example: "a balky customer"
[syn: balking, balky]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Balky \Balk"y\ (b[add]k"[y^]), a.
   Apt to balk; as, a balky horse.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

balky
    adj 1: stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a
           balky mule"; "a balky customer" [syn: balking, balky]