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prae-fulcĭo , si, tum, 4, v. a.
I. To prop up, support a thing. *
A. Lit.: mollire praefultum torum, Prud. στεφ. 5, 335.—
B. Trop.: “primum illud praefulci atque praemuni, quaeso, ut simus annui,” secure, Cic. Att. 5, 13, 3: “aliquid multis modis,” Gell. 7, 3, 44: servitus, ubi ego omnibus Parvis magnisque miseriis praefulcior, qs. am propped up, i. e. surrounded, hedged in by, Plaut. Ps. 3, 1, 6.—
II. To place in front as a prop or stay; trop.: “quin me suis negotiis praefulciat,” use me as a prop, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 12.
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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