Bilk v. t. (past & past part. bilked; pres. part. bilking) To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor.
... and so is the Sun, And farming is nought but a bilk. When our Butter is Dutch, and our Cheese is Yank, Why, why should they ... — Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101. Sep. 12, 1891 • Various
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