Balker
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
One who balks. In fishery, balkers are persons who stand on rocks and eminences to
espy the sholes of
herring, and to give notice to the men in boats, which way they pass.
Balker
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. One who, or that which balks.
2. A person who stands on a rock or eminence to
espy the shoals of
herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a
conder; a
huer.
