Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BILK
BILK, v.t. [Goth. bilaikan, to mock or deride. This Gothic word appears to be compound, bi and laikan, to leap or exult.]
To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by non-fulfillment of engagement; as, to bilk a creditor. – Dryden.
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