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bilk

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|cribbage}} The spoiling of someone's [[score]] in the crib.
  2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[deception]], a [[hoax]].
  3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[cheat]] or [[swindler]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To spoil the score of (someone) in [[cribbage]].
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To do someone out of their due; to [[deceive]] or [[defraud]], to [[cheat]] (someone).
  3. {{lb|en|intransitive|UK}} To [[steal]] fuel from a [[self-service]] [[filling station]] by driving away without paying after filling the [[fuel tank]] or other container; to commit a [[drive-off]].
  4. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[evade]], [[elude]].

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