The meaning of the "baulk" in the phrase

Baulk - verb (used with object) - block; place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart: often spelled 'balk' in US English.

Holy cow Sweet^2, I get 12 defs just in noun form
I guess, 'faced with obstacle'

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/baulk

Investigating such q's makes me feel even more ignorant
No no, no offense, 0

That's zero, or sweet-sweet

But doesn't it bother any one else that a2k's font for instance make 0 look like o, l line i, etc



Edited to remark, well hi Cen you beat me to it