I.a drinking, a drink, draught.
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (class.): “immoderato extumefacta potu atque pastu,” Cic. Div. 1, 29, 60: “medicamentum quod potui datur,” Cels. 2, 13 fin.: “date potui aquam,” id. 3, 6: “medicamentorum potus stomacho inimici,” Plin. 26, 3, 8, § 17: “potum exiguum equis impertiri,” id. 8, 42, 65, § 162: “unguenta in potus addunt,” id. 13, 3, 5, § 25: “olei potu,” id. 8, 10, 10, § 28: “cibus potusque,” Just. 28, 4, 8; Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 122; 11, 37, 66, § 176; 13, 5, 10, § 51; Tac. A. 13, 16; Curt. 7, 5, 16; Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 6.—
B. In partic., drinking, tippling, toping (post-Aug.): “in potu atque bilaritate,” Plin. 21, 3, 9, § 12: immenso potu impleri, id. 36, 21, 42, § 156.—
II. Transf., urine (post-Aug.), Plin. 17, 9, 6, § 51.—
B. A drinking-cup (late Lat.): “Fortunat,” Vitr. S. Rhad. 19.—
C. A kind of drink, beverage: “ad vini similitudinem,” Amm. 15, 12, 4.