balk
8 synonyms and 1 antonym for balk, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A strip of land left unploughed between fields.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A strip of land left unploughed between fields.
Etymology
It comes from Middle English balke, from Old English balca, either taken from or shaped by Old Norse bálkr (“partition, ridge of land”), from Proto-Germanic *balkô. It is cognate with Dutch balk (“balk”), German Balken (“balk”), and Italian balcone (“balcony”).
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