Bilk

imp. & p. p. Bilked; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilking

1. 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.

1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax.
3. Nonsense; vain words.
4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.