Dictionary entry

Bilk

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.