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▪ I. ˈbilking, vbl. n.
[f. as bilked + -ing1.]
The action of cheating or ‘doing out’ of one's due.
1687T. Brown Saints in Upr. Wks. 1730 I. 77 A pack of vermin, bred up to..bilking of their landladies. 1756Gray's-Inn Jrnl. I. 177 The..bilking of Waiters at Places of Entertainment.
▪ II. ˈbilking, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
Balking, disappointing, cheating.
1731Fielding Lottery ii. Wks. 1784 II. 140 Dear Madam, be not in such a passion, I am no bilking younger brother. |