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Webster 1913 Edition
Balaam
Ba′laam
,Noun.
A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; – an allusion to the miracle of Balaam’s ass speaking.
Numb. xxii. 30.
[Cant]
Balaam basket or box
(Print.)
, the receptacle for rejected articles.
Blackw. Mag.
Definition 2024
Balaam
Balaam
English
Proper noun
Balaam
- A diviner in the Torah.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Numbers 22:28::
- And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Numbers 22:28::
Derived terms
Noun
Balaam (plural Balaams)
- (slang, archaic, journalism) A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column.
Derived terms
References
- Balaam in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913