a baculo
adverb (or adjective)
a ba·cu·lo
| \ (ˈ)ā-ˈba-kyə-ˌlō, (ˈ)ä-ˈbä-kə- \
Definition of a baculo
: by means of the rod
—used of an argument appealing to force rather than reason
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The first known use of a baculo was in 1852
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