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furciferous, a.|fɜːˈsɪfərəs|
[f. L. furcifer (f. furca fork n. + -fer bearing) fork-bearer, hence (with reference to the ‘fork’ or yoke placed on the necks of criminals) rascal, jail-bird + -ous.]
1. Ent. Bearing a forked process; said of the larvæ of certain butterflies (Cent. Dict.).
2. Rascally. rare (somewhat jocular).
1823Monthly Mag. LV. 222 Long addicted to furciferous practices. 1835De Quincey in Tait's Mag. II. 81 Observe the dilemma into which these furciferous knaves must drop. |