Main Entry:

¹bilk

Pronunciation:

\ˈbilk\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

perhaps alteration of ²balk

Date:

1647

1: to block the free development of : frustrate <fate bilks their hopes>2 a: to cheat out of something valuable : defraud b: to evade payment of or to <bilks his creditors>3: to slip away from <bilked her pursuers>

— bilk·er noun