Furciferous

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

  Furciferous \Fur*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. furcifer yoke bearer,
     scoundrel; furca fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of
     punishment + ferre to bear.]
     Rascally; scandalous. [R.] "Furciferous knaves." --De
     Quincey.
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