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One who, or that which balks.

three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.

The company of persons who perform the ballet.

One who goes up in a balloon; an aëronaut.

The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district. Ballot box, a box for receiving ballots.

One who votes by ballot.

An officer who has charge of a ballot box. [Obs.] Harrington.

A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front. A man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes. George Eliot.

A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. [Colloq.] Arbuthnot.

A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals.

One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting. W. D. Howells.

sh meat served out to them. This use seems to be borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.

One who banishes.

ieces from which the players are allowed to draw. Bank credit, a credit by which a person who has give -- Bank of deposit, a bank which receives money for safe keeping. -- Bank of issue, a bank which issues its own notes payable to bearer.

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

f a bank or of a banker. Banking house, an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.

A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors. Blackstone.

Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.

One who banquets; one who feasts or makes feasts.

One who banters or rallies.