Etymology

furciferous

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Today it means: rascally; scandalous Full definition →

Latin furcifer
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  1. Latin · derived fromfurcifer“yoke bearer, scoundrel”
  2. English todayfurciferous

From Latin furcifer (“yoke bearer, scoundrel”), from furca (“fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment”) + ferre (“to bear”).

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