Scalprum
(
σμίλη, κολαπτήρ). A sharp instrument for cutting, varying
in form and use from a common chisel (
scalprum fabrile) driven by a
mallet (
Livy, xxvii. 49), to a penknife. The word is also applied
to a pruning-hook (see
Falx), to a cobbler's knife
(Pollux, vii. 83), and a surgical instrument (see
Scalpellum).