Decuman

In the camp, meanwhile, the consul Furius, after remaining inactive during the first days of the siege, made a sortie from the "decuman" gate and surprised the enemy, and though he could have pursued him, he refrained from doing so, fearing lest the camp might be attacked from the other side. ❋ Unknown (1905)

In "The Year is Gone" there is great tenderness of sentiment and grace of expression; "Love Disposed of" is a pretty fancy embodied with true lyric feeling; but the poem which over crests all the others like a decuman wave is "The Brave Old Ship, the Orient." ❋ Various (N/A)

The Palazzo Madama stands on the site of the old decuman gate, which became a castle in the Middle ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

After disposing of the guard they entered the camp through the decuman gate and got possession of the quaestor's tent, the quaestor, L. Opimius Pansa, being killed. ❋ Unknown (1905)

Pope Joan, the Wandering Jew, the decuman or tenth wave, the blackness of negroes, Friar Bacon's brazen head, etc. ❋ Unknown (1886)

Joan, the Wandering Jew, the decuman or tenth wave, the blackness of negroes, Friar Bacon's brazen head, etc. ❋ Unknown (1886)

The word was "decuman," which tends to get used in relation to waves, as in, "the belief that every 10th wave is greater than the others." ❋ Unknown (2011)