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Wiktionary

  1. n. a bone found in the penis of some mammals

Etymologies

  1. From Latin baculum ("stick, staff, sceptre, cudgel") (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “I just learned the word baculum today and wanted to use it in a sentence.”

    "Resign, or go commit suicide." Who said that to whom?

  • “Examinations revealed that Bijou has what appears to be an undeveloped prostate gland, as well as deteriorated testis and a penile bone -- called a baculum it is present in male dogs' penises -- inside her large clitoris.”

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  • “The statement that the baculum is a bone that "facilitates an erection without blood" is altogether incorrect.”

    Cryptomundo

  • “Another good word to use here is "baculum" which is a bone found in the penis of most mammals...”

    Taking Myself Out to the Ballgame...

  • “Most mammals (humans excluded) have a bone in their penis (called the baculum), which means not only that they are more exposed to trauma but that they don’t have to rely on their vascular systems to have an erection.”

    Simon & Schuster: You Staying Young

  • “Also, like other mammals in the order carnivora, the male bears have a special bony structure in their penis called a "baculum".”

    ZOO SPECTACLES

  • “Macaca munzala appears to be unique among macaques in craniodental size and structure, baculum, and aspects of caudal structure, while exhibiting affinities with the other members of the sinica-group to which it belongs.”

    Archive 2008-12-01

  • “For instance: A lot of animals including many mammals have a baculum, or penis bone, but humans do not.”

    Lunchtime Poll: Are you offended by Pam Anderson's PETA ad? | EW.com

  • “All of these can be subsumed under a thuggish logical fallacy, the argumentum ad baculum, "argument by the club.”

    Robin Lakoff: Disrupting Democracy

  • “This sort of reasoning hovers perilously close to the argumentum ad baculum.”

    THE QUEENSBERRY RULES OF DISCOURSE

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  • reesetee Oh, I'm sure there has been at some point. I should have said the First Ever Publicized Meeting of Wordies in Real Life. Jul 9, 2009

  • chained_bear Would it have been the first ever, really?? Was there no clandestine meeting among Wordizens that perhaps was not remarked upon publicly? Jul 9, 2009

  • reesetee I still can't believe I had to forego the First Ever Meeting of Wordies in Real Life. *fuming at travel agent* Jul 9, 2009

  • skipvia We love our bacula up here, reesetee. Next time you come up, we'll go to Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn and see some...ummm...bacula. Jul 7, 2009

  • reesetee I just want everyone to know that I saw plenty of bacula in Alaska. Skipvia's adopted state has apparently cornered the market. Jul 6, 2009

  • chained_bear See also this list. Jun 22, 2009

  • Prolagus I'm impressed. Apr 22, 2009

  • chained_bear See also baubellum. Oct 17, 2007

  • skipvia See oosik. Oct 16, 2007

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‘baculum’ has been looked up 1519 times, added to 8 lists, commented on 10 times, and has a Scrabble score of 13.