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lŭpa , ae, f. lupus,
I.a she-wolf.
I. Lit.: “rabidae tradis ovile lupae,” Ov. A. A. 3, 8; Liv. 1, 4, 6: “ab agro rava decurrens lupa Lanuvino,” Hor. C. 3, 27, 3: “quem nutrit dura papilla lupae,” Prop. 5, 4, 54: “lupa Romuli,” Quint. 2, 4, 19; 3, 7, 5.—
II. Transf.
A. A prostitute, vile woman, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 22: “ille, qui semper secum scorta, sem per exoletos, semper lupas ducebat,” Cic. Mil. 21, 55; Liv. 1, 4, 7: “quibus grata est pictā lupa barbara mitrā,” Juv. 3, 66; Aur. Vict. Orig. Gent. Rom. 21, 1: “lupa, id est meretrix,” Lact. 1, 19.—In a pun with the literal meaning, I. supra: “nam ovis illius hau longe absunt a lupis,” Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 12.—
B. The name of a dog, Col. 7, 12, 13.
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 (8):
    • Cicero, For Milo, 21.55
    • Plautus, Epidicus, 3.3
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 3.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 4.6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 4.7
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 3, 7.5
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 2, 4.19
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 7.12.13
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