bilk
bilk · bilks
The spoiling of someone's score in the cribThe spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
/bɪlk/
» My grandmother was bilked out of her life savings.
Meaning
3 sensesThe spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
(obsolete)A deception, a hoax.
(obsolete)A cheat or swindler.
Examples
2 sentencesMy grandmother was bilked out of her life savings.
A confidence man polishes his "hood winking" or "eye-washing" techniques before bilking a new victim.
Origin
Uncertain; perhaps a variant form of balk.Uncertain; perhaps a variant form of balk.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source