Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, calcĭtro

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calcĭtro , āre, v. n. 1 calx.

I. Lit., to strike with the heels, to kick, of animals (very rare), Plin. 30, 16, 53, § 149; cf. calcitratus.—

B. Trop, to resist, to be stubborn or refractory: calcitrat, respuit, * Cic. Cael. 15, 36.—

C. Prov.: “calcitrare contra stimulum,” to kick against the pricks, Amm. 18, 5, 1; Vulg. Act. 9, 5; 26, 14; cf. 1. calx. —*

II. In gen., to strike convulsively with the feet, of one dying, Ov M. 12, 240.

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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