saburro

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

săburro, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a. [saburra], to fill or lade with ballast, to ballast (rare).

I Lit.: sese harenā (echini), Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 361.—Mid., to ballast one’s self : grues sublatis lapillis ad moderatam gravitatem saburrantur, Sol. 10.—

II Transf.: ubi saburratae sumus, we are stuffed full , crammed full , comic. for saturatae, Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 2; so, too, perh. sanguis, i. e. of a drunken person , Arn. 5, 12 Orell. N. cr.