baculine

[ bak-yuh-lin, -lahyn ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing:

   baculine discipline in the classroom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baculine¹

1700–10; < Latin bacul ( um ) walking stick, staff + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Baculine, bak′ū-līn, adj. pertaining to the stick or cane—in flogging.

From Project Gutenberg

The baculine method was a quite common mode of argument in those days.

From Project Gutenberg