Funambulo

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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