Balaam
Pronunciation : Ba"laam
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant] Balaam basket or box (Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles. Blackw. Mag.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913