"a baculo" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ā baculō (literally “by means of the rod”), from ā (“of, from”) + baculō (“sceptre, rod”), ablative singular of baculum. Etymology templates: {{learned borrowing|en|la|ā baculō|lit=by means of the rod}} Learned borrowing from Latin ā baculō (literally “by means of the rod”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} a baculo (not comparable)
  1. (uncommon) Argued by means of force rather than logic. Tags: not-comparable, uncommon
    Sense id: en-a_baculo-en-adv-mffAvWYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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