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Webster 1913 Edition

Bacule

Bac′ule

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Noun.
[F.]
(Fort.)
See
Bascule
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bacule

BAC'ULE

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Noun.
In fortification, a kind of portcullis or gate, made
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like a pit-fall, with a counterpoise, and supported by two great stakes.

Definition 2024

bacule

bacule

English

Noun

bacule ‎(plural bacules)

  1. In fortification, a kind of portcullis or gate, made like a pitfall, with a counterpoise, and supported by two large stakes.
  2. Type of drawbridge.

Latin

Noun

bacule

  1. vocative singular of baculus

Etymology

From French bacule, from Old French bacul, from Old French battre + cul, from Latin battuō ‎(“beat”) + cul ‎(“bottom”). Cognate with bascule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbækjuːl/

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