fur

fūr fūris, m

1 FER-, a thief : nocturnus: fures aerari, S.: magnus ex Sicilia, i. e. extortioner .—As a term of abuse, thief, rascal, rogue, knave : ut cum fure disputabo: audent cum talia fures, V.

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