Funambulus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Funambulo \Fu*nam"bu*lo\, Funambulus \Fu*nam"bu*lus\n. [Sp.
     funambulo, or It. funambolo, fr. L. funambulus; funis rope
     (perh. akin to E. bind) + ambulare to walk. See {Amble}, and
     cf. {Funambulist}.]
     A ropewalker or ropedancer. [Obs.] --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]