bascule
Meanings
noun
- A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
- The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
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Etymology
From French bascule, from earlier French bacule, from Old French bacul, from Old French battre + cul, from Latin battuō (“beat”) + cul (“bottom”).
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