baculine
[ bak-yuh-lin, -lahyn ]
/ ˈbæk yə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /
adjective
pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing: baculine discipline in the classroom.
Origin of baculine
1700–10; < Latin
bacul(um) walking stick, staff +
-ine1
Words nearby baculine
bactra,
bactria,
bactrian,
bactrian camel,
baculiform,
baculine,
baculite,
baculum,
bacău,
bad,
bad actor
Example sentences from the Web for baculine
The baculine method was a quite common mode of argument in those days.
The Virginians |William Makepeace ThackerayBaculine, bak′ū-līn, adj. pertaining to the stick or cane—in flogging.