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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
balky /ˈbɔːlki, ˈbɔːki/ (Brit. also baulky)

▶adjective (balkier, balkiest) chiefly N. Amer. awkward; uncooperative.

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