a. [f. BALK sb. + -Y1.] Given to balking (as a horse).
1856. Olmsted, Slave States, 197. Advice how to cure a balky horse: ‘Sell him, my lord.’
1873. W. Mayo, Never Again, xxiii. 291. Making a balky Crœsus step up to his collar.
a. [f. BALK sb. + -Y1.] Given to balking (as a horse).
1856. Olmsted, Slave States, 197. Advice how to cure a balky horse: ‘Sell him, my lord.’
1873. W. Mayo, Never Again, xxiii. 291. Making a balky Crœsus step up to his collar.
