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bas·cule (bas′kyo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

a device balanced so that when one end is lowered the other end is raised

Etymology: Fr, a seesaw < bacule < baculer, lit., to strike the posterior < stem of battre (see batter) + cul < L culus, the posterior

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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