I just learned the word baculum today and wanted to use it in a sentence. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)
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. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The statement that the baculum is a bone that "facilitates an erection without blood" is altogether incorrect. ❋ Loren Coleman (2010)
Another good word to use here is "baculum" which is a bone found in the penis of most mammals... ❋ Carlo Artieri (2006)
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. ❋ MEHMET C. OZ (2007)
"Also, like other mammals in the order carnivora, the male bears have a special bony structure in their penis called a "baculum". ❋ News From Mad Plato (2006)
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. ❋ Unknown (2008)
For instance: A lot of animals including many mammals have a baculum, or penis bone, but humans do not. ❋ Unknown (2010)
All of these can be subsumed under a thuggish logical fallacy, the argumentum ad baculum, "argument by the club." ❋ Unknown (2009)
This sort of reasoning hovers perilously close to the argumentum ad baculum. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This would in fact be a species of "begging the question," but something which is especially pernicious, akin to ad baculum which seems appropriate -- given what a baculum is, where the opponent is impervious to reason and seeks to win by sheer obstinate force of will -- exhausting his opponent by trotting out long-refuted arguments. ❋ EliRabett (2009)
It might be better if they were raped by a giant walrus whose baculum can be 2 feet long. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)
God may be ABLE to kill me by merit of size or power, but the argumentum ad baculum fallacy is not a morally acceptable justification for murder. ❋ Sean (2008)
Iz cawled “baculum”, can haz surch fur awn wikpedya. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Violence, threats, ad baculum, non sequitur and profanity are all their stock-in-trade. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)
Simon, please no statement, ad baculum, or ad ostendendum, or even ad recte docendum oportet. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)
They prefer ad hominem first, ad baculum second, and childish insults always. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)
