“The horse baulked at the fence. (US)”
Spelling Entry 1054 / 1350 60-second read
Balk vs. Baulk
American versus British spelling of the same verb.
The comparisoni
“The horse balked at the fence. (US) / baulked (UK)”
The ruleii
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BALK (US). BAULK (UK).
BALK and BAULK are the same word — to refuse to proceed. US writers use BALK; UK writers typically use BAULK. Both are pronounced the same.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
US: balk. UK: baulk.