fulcrum

The prop or support of a lever in lifting or removing a heavy body.

fulcrum
fulcrum, i, n. [fulcio], I the post or foot of a couch (a bed or an eating-couch), a bedpost : e...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
fulcrum
fulcrum ī, n fulcio, a bedpost, foot of a couch , O.: eburnum, Pr.: aurea fulcra, V.— A couch, bed...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Fulcrum
·noun A prop or support. II. Fulcrum ·noun The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain inse...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language