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lŭpātus , a, um, adj. id.,
I.furnished with wolf's teeth, i. e. iron prickles shaped like a wolf's teeth.
I. Adj.: “Gallia nec lupatis Temperet ora frenis,” curbs studded with jagged points, Hor. C. 1, 8, 6. —
II. Subst. (sc. freni or frena): lŭpāti , ōrum, m., and lŭpāta , ōrum, n., a curb armed with sharp teeth: “equus adeo sprevit lupatos, ut, etc.,” Sol. 45: “duris parere lupatis,” Verg. G. 3, 208: “asper equus duris contunditur ora lupatis,” Ov. Am. 1, 2, 15: “aurea lupata,” Mart. 1, 105, 4.
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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