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sīca , ae, f.
I. A curved dagger, a poniard, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 336 Müll. (Ann. v. 496 Vahl.); Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 16; 2, 10, 23; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 1; Suet. Calig. 32; Mart. 3, 16, 2; Val. Max. 3, 2, 12 al.: “tum haec cottidiana, sicae, veneni, peculatus,” i. e. for stabbing, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74: “hinc sicae, hinc venena, hinc falsa testamenta nascuntur,” id. Off. 3, 8, 36.—
II. Transf., the edge of a boar's tusk: “cum arbore et saxo apri exacuant dentium sicas,” Plin. 18, 1, 1, § 2.—Of wit: “sicam ingenii destringentes,” Amm. 30, 4, 9.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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