10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALKY»
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balky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Gleason's Horse Book: The Only Authorized Work by America's ...
Because it is impossible for me or any other man to break all the balky drivers in
the land. Now there are many grades of balky horses. It is a habit of a great many
persons, when breaking a colt, to hitch him up first beside of an old farm horse ...
Oscar Rudolph Gleason, 1832
Sol stopped in amazement as he watched his father lead Balky from the barn. “
Yep. I've been working with him, and it's about time he learned who's boss.” Balky
was a large brown horse that was named after his chief characteristic, the way ...
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
"llft-l* but the animals get wild [with fright] and jump off the cliff) htxidld
asgaraggara to cause to be skittish, balky; to have s.o. make a fence as above,
have such a fence made; to cause s.o. to tyrannize, compel others; to have s.o.
bribe or ...
GETTING THE RIGHT LOAD Hitching to a load that is more than your horse was
ready to pull can make your horse balky. Balky horses have a phobia about
pulling that wrecks their confidence to pull loads. When hitched, balky horses
refuse ...
Steven Bowers Marlen Steward
“Aw man, we're a regular Balky Bartokomous and Larry Appleton, aren't we? We'
ll be friends for life.” Maynard laughed. “You know it. But which one of us is Balky
?” “I'm Balky.” “No way!, May exclaimed. “I'm Balky. I come from Mypos.” “Na ...
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My Century in History: Memoirs
Everything about the animal proved satisfactory except for one basic trait—she
was balky. She never indicated when she would stop stone still and refuse to
move except to toss her head up and down. Owning a balky horse in that
community ...
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Minnesota Farmers' Institute Annual
WHAT IS A BALKY HORSE? A balky horse is one that has been badly handled or
overloaded. His shoulders are sore or he is discouraged, disgusted, or prevented
from going when he wanted to, and, naturally, says to himself, you have ...
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Mergers & Acquisitions: An Insider's Guide to the Purchase ...
At that point, no harm can be done advising the balky buyer of the near-final
terms of sale and giving that buyer a chance to offer a better deal. And do not be
surprised if the balky buyer does that, more often than you would expect in fact.
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To Make Ourselves a Home
Balky. Horse. It was late afternoon on May 16, 1900, as the doctor left a modest
little cottage on Wilton Avenue, then in the suburbs of Toronto. Still trying to
assure the worried father that both baby and mother were out of danger and
doing fine, ...
John Osborne Wallace Young, Kenneth E. Young, 2005
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This American River: Five Centuries of Writing about the ...
His name was Melvin DeWitt, and they called him Bill, but most of the people in
the town of Lyme called him Balky Bill, because he'd balk about almost anything.
He worked in the woods most of the time, and then finally he went helping around
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALKY»
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With balky knees, he hasn't been able to drive the ball with authority and his power has been completely sapped. He's been a bit better since ... «Lookout Landing, Jul 15»
The lost 81 minutes. Is New Horizons spacecraft ready for Pluto flyby?
... and NASA needs to pop the hood on a balky piece of machinery from millions of miles away. From Galileo similarly shutting down just hours ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
Rams Holt: A Phase Out?
He was hampered all last season by a balky right knee but still led the team with 93 receptions for 1,189 yards and seven touchdowns. Holt has ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
Jason Pierre-Paul risked future with Giants by playing with fireworks
... about his balky back. Thankfully, Pierre-Paul's life and career appear to have gotten out this mess unscathed, even if one of his hands didn't. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
Tiger Woods closes Greenbrier with bogey-free 67
Despite the balky putter, Woods was encouraged by his ball-striking and shot-shaping. “I had full control over all clubs," he said. "I hit it great. «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
'Blockhead' has great memories of her photo op with Will Smith
The man on the first one warned Sutter it was a balky machine. Soon, Sutter would find out two of the three treadmills did not work. A tall sort ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
Pistons' Stanley Johnson has showcase game to set up Justise …
Plus-minus is a balky statistic for basketball, but in some applications illustrates accurately. Such is the case with Johnson here, with a plus-10 ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
Odell Beckham Jr. displays his chiseled physique for ESPN the …
The one-time LSU star, troubled by balky hamstrings the last two years, recalled how hard it was sitting out the first four games of his rookie ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
Vacations kick off with stress of packing
... sit down and outline what they'll need, then calmly pack each item into a suitcase that isn't hobbled by a balky zipper that's ripped at one end. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
Author Q&A: Michael Hiltzik
Colleagues always talked about this amazing affinity he had for the machine. It would be balky, and then he would come in and sort of lay his ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
