It was common in the 19th century, since the word simply means “throwing outward” in a generic sense. It shows up in Edgar Allan Poe, too. I once had a book about colloquial Latin that pointed out that on a Roman baseball team, the position of pitcher would be known as the ejaculator.
It was common in the 19th century, since the word simply means “throwing outward” in a generic sense. It shows up in Edgar Allan Poe, too. I once had a book about colloquial Latin that pointed out that on a Roman baseball team, the position of pitcher would be known as the ejaculator.