Bo*car"do (?), n. [A mnemonic word.]
1. Logic
A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative.
Baroko and Bocardo have been stumbling blocks to the logicians.
Bowen.
2.
A prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison.
[Eng.]
Latimer.
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