balductum

== English == === Etymology === From Latin balducta (“the curds of milk”). === Adjective === balductum (comparative more balductum, superlative most balductum) (obsolete) nonsensical === Noun === balductum (countable and uncountable, plural balductums) a posset (obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash. 1815 Sir Egerton Brydges, Archaica: Harvey's Four letters, and sonnets, touching Robert Greene; Pierce's supererogation; [and] New letter of notable contents. Brathwaite's Essays upon the five senses, From the private press of Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, printed by T. Davison, p142 […] whose wild and madbrain humour nothing fitteth so just, as the stalest dudgen or absurdest balductum, that they or their mates can invent in odd and awk speeches […] ==== Synonyms ==== (senseless talk or writing): drivel, balderdash, piffle, poppycock, rubbish, twaddle See also Thesaurus:nonsense === References ===