BILK


Meaning of BILK in English

■ verb informal

1》 cheat or defraud.

↘obtain (money) fraudulently.

2》 archaic evade; elude.

Derivatives

~er noun

Origin

C17 (orig. used in cribbage meaning 'spoil one's opponent's score'): perh. a var. of baulk .

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