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Funambulus

{ ‖

Fu-nam′bu-lo

, ‖

Fu-nam′bu-lus

}
Noun.
[Sp.
funambulo
, or It.
funambolo
, fr. L.
funambulus
;
funis
rope (perh. akin to E.
bind
) +
ambulare
to walk. See
Amble
, and cf.
Funambulist
.]
A ropewalker or ropedancer.
[Obs.]
Bacon.