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1670–80; French: name for a number of seesawlike mechanical devices, Middle French bacule, noun derivative of baculer to strike on the buttocks (probably orig., to land on one's buttocks), equivalent to bas down (see base2) + -culer, verbal derivative of cul rump, buttocks (see culet); -s- by false analysis as bas(se) adj. + cule taken as a feminine noun
1670–80; French: name for a number of seesawlike mechanical devices, Middle French bacule, noun derivative of baculer to strike on the buttocks (probably orig., to land on one's buttocks), equivalent to bas down (see base2) + -culer, verbal derivative of cul rump, buttocks (see culet); -s- by false analysis as bas(se) adj. + cule taken as a feminine noun
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Bascule
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| bascule (ˈbæskjuːl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare drawbridge balance bridge, Also called: counterpoise bridge a bridge with a movable section hinged about a horizontal axis and counterbalanced by a weight |
| 2. | a movable roadway forming part of such a bridge: Tower Bridge has two bascules |
| [C17: from French: seesaw, from bas low + cul rump; see | |
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