malleolus

malleolus ī, m dim.

malleus.—In gardening, a short, set .—In war, a fire-dart, fire-brand : ad inflammandam urbem: malleoli stupae inliti pice, L.

malleolus
mallĕŏlus, i, m. dim. [malleus], a small hammer or mallet. I Lit., Cels. 8, 3, 29; Vulg. Jud. ...

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Malleolus
·noun " A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through. II. Malleolu...

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