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asser , ĕris, m. from 2. assero, quod admoveantur haereantque parietibus, Perot.; so agger from aggero.
I. A beam, pole, stake, post, Vitr. 7, 3: Co. Sunt asseres? St. Sunt pol, Plaut. Aul. 2, 6, 8: “asseres pedum XII., cuspidibus praefixi in terră defigebantur,” Caes. B. C. 2, 2; Liv. 44, 5; 30, 10; 38, 5; Tac. H. 4, 30; * Vulg. Eccli. 29, 29 al.—
II. A pole on which a litter was borne, Suet. Calig. 58; Juv. 3, 245; 7, 132.—
III. A lath, Vitr. 4, 2.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Old Testament, Ecclesiasticus, 29.29
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 4.2
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 7.3
    • Caesar, Civil War, 2.2
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 4.30
    • Plautus, Aulularia, 2.6
    • Suetonius, Caligula, 58
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 30, 10
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 5
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