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ĕquŭlĕus or ĕcŭlĕus , i, m. dim. equus,
I.a young horse, a colt, foal.
I. Lit., Varr., Pompon., and Cic. ap. Non. 105, 11 sq.; Liv. 31, 12.—
II. Transf.
A. Eculeos argenteos nobilis aufert, horses wrought in silver, works of art, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 42; cf. “the sarcastic pun: jactabit se et in his equitabit equuleis,” Emi, pecuniam solvi, on these hobbies, id. ib. § 43.—
B. As an instrument of torture, a wooden rack in the shape of a horse, Cic. Mil. 21 fin.; id. Poët. Tusc. 3, 28, 67; Curt. 6, 10, 10; Sen. Ep. 67; Amm. 14, 5; Prud. στεφ. 10, 109 al.
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 (5):
    • Cicero, For Milo, 21
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.4.42
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 31, 12
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 67
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 6.10.10
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