Funālis Equus
(
παράσειρος, σειράφορος). An outrigger to a chariot drawn
by horses abreast of each other (
Theb. vi. 462). When the chariot
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Funalis Equus. (Ginzrot.)
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had four horses attached, two outriggers were added, one on each side of the
yoke-horses (
iugales), and called respectively
dexter and
sinister (
Suet.
Tib. 6). The name
funarius is also used. See
Isidor.
Orig. xviii. 35.