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bala'st nm 1 ballast (on a ship) 2 ballast under railroad tracks 3 [Fig] excessively heavy weight bal|a'sh adj 1 (said of a domestic animal, usually a horse or ox) with blazed face or spotted body; roan 2 [Pejor] shameless 3 (said of hair or beard) dappled, black and white; completely white 4 [Fig Pej] motley, variegated * balca'm nm = balsa'm