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rĕceptācŭlum , i, n. id., a place to receive or keep things in,
I.a reservoir, magazine, receptacle.
I. In gen.: “corpus quasi vas est aut aliquod animi receptaculum,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 52: “cibi et potionis (alvus),” id. N. D. 2, 54, 136: “frugibus,” Tac. G. 16: “cibi receptaculum ventriculus, Lact. Opif. Dei, 11: avium,” Col. 8, 15, 4: “aquatilium animalium,” id. 8, 1, 3: “praedarum,” Plin. Pan. 36, 1: “olei,” Pall. 1, 20, 2: “cloaca maxima, receptaculum omnium purgamentorum urbis,” Liv. 1, 56, 2: “aquae,” a reservoir, Vitr. 8, 7; cf. “Nili,” Tac. A. 2, 61: “ignium,” Vulg. Exod. 27, 3. —
II. In partic., a place of refuge, a lurking-place, shelter, retreat, = locus ad receptum aptus (so usually): “castra sunt victori receptaculum, victo perfugium,” Liv. 44, 39: “(Sicilia) illud receptaculum classibus nostris,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 3: “pro castello ac receptaculo turrim facere,” Caes. B. C. 2, 8; cf. Cic. Pis. 5, 11; and: “castella diruit, ne receptaculo hostibus essent,” Liv. 9, 41, 6: “Capua receptaculum aratorum,” Cic. Agr. 2, 23, 89; Caes. B. G. 7, 14: “servitiis ex Achaiā fugientibus receptacula Macedonia erat,” a rendezvous, Liv. 41, 23; cf. id. 8, 11.— With gen.: “illud tibi oppidum receptaculum praedae fuit,” a hiding-place for booty, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 23, § 59: “receptaculum adversae pugnae,” a place of refuge, Liv. 6, 33: “hostium,” id. 1, 33: “receptaculum fugae,” id. 8, 9; “with which cf. exsulum,” Curt. 8, 2, 12: “perfugarum,” Tac. A. 14, 29: “receptaculum habuere castra sociorum,” Just. 2, 4, 30; 9, 1, 2: “perdices spinā et frutice sic muniunt receptaculum,” their nest, Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 160: “(mors) aeternum nihil sentiendi receptaculum,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 117.
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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