balc1, m. (gs. & npl. bailc, gpl. ~). 1. Balk, beam. Bhí an teach lán go ~, the house was packed. 2. (a) Hard substance. Tá an císte, an talamh, ina bhalc, the cake, the ground, is baked hard. Tá sé ina aon bhalc amháin, it is all one hard lump. (b) Knob. 3. Bill: Balk.