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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Bilk

/bĭlk/ · IPA /bɪlk/
01 v. t. 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…
imp. & p. p. Bilked; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilking
  1. 1.
    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.
02 n. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
  1. 1.
    A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
  2. 2.
    A cheat; a trick; a hoax.
  3. 3.
    Nonsense; vain words.
  4. 4.
    A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.