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cŭbo , ŭi, ìtúm, 1 (
I.perf. subj. cubaris, Prop. 2 (3), 15, 17; perf. inf. cubasse, Quint. 8, 2, 20; cf. also Neue, Formenl. II. p. 478), v. n. cf. κύπτω, to lie down.
I. Of persons.
A. In gen., to be in a recumbent posture, to recline: in lecticā cubans. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 51: “ut etiam legationes audiret cubans,” Suet. Vesp. 24; id. Aug. 33; 43: cubans auspicatur qui in lecto quaerit augurium, Paul. ex Fest. p. 66, 5 Müll.: “pisces cubantes = jacentes,” flat, Col. 8, 17, 9.—Far more freq. and class.,
B. With particular access. meanings.
1. To lie asleep, to sleep: “(vilicus) primus cubitu surgat: postremus cubitum eat ... uti suo quisque loco cubet,” Cato, R. R. 5, 5; cf.: “cubitum ire,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 23, 64; id. Div. 2, 59, 122: “cubitum abire,” Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 55: “cubitum discedere,” Cic. Rep. 6, 10, 10: “cubitum se eo conferre,” Suet. Aug. 6: “cum iste cubaret, in cubiculum introductus est,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56: “humi ac sub divo,” Suet. Caes. 72: “toro,” id. Aug. 73; Ov. M. 11, 612 et saep.—
b. Of sexual intercourse, to lie: “cum aliquā (aliquo),” Plaut. Am. prol. 112; 1, 1, 134; id. Mil. 1, 1, 65 al.; Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 65; Cat. 69, 8; 78, 4 al.—Absol., Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 46; id. Am. prol. 132; 1, 1, 131 et saep.—
2. To recline at table (cf. accumbo): “quo eorum loco quisque cubuisset,” Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 353: “supra,” Suet. Calig. 24: “juxta,” id. ib. 32; id. Tit. 1: “ille cubans gaudet, etc.,” Hor. S. 2, 6, 110.—
3. To lie sick, to be sick: “est ei quidam servus qui in morbo cubat,” Plaut. Cas. prol. 37: “puerperio,” id. Truc. 2, 5, 22: “ex duritie alvi,” Suet. Ner. 34: “aeger,” id. Aug. 72.—Absol., Lucr. 2, 36: “haec cubat, ille valet,” Ov. H. 20, 164: “trans Tiberim longe cubat,” Hor. S. 1, 9, 18; 2, 3, 289; id. Ep. 2, 2, 68.—
II. Of inanim. objects.
A. In gen.: “quā cubat unda freti,” lies, extends itself, Mart. 5, 1, 4.—
B. In partic., of places, to be in a sloping direction, to slope: “cubantia tecta,” inclining, sloping, Lucr. 4, 518: “Ustica cubans,” Hor. C. 1, 17, 12.— Hence, Ital. covare; Fr. couver.
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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