rastrum

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

rāstrum ī, n plur.rastrī, ōrum, m, poet. also rastra, n

1 RAD-, a toothed hoe, rake, mattock : istos rastros Adpone, T.: rastris glaebas frangere, V.: adsiduis herbam insectabere rastris, V.: iniquum pondus rastri, V.: volnera Rastrorum fert (tellus), O.: pectis rastris capillos (of Polyphemus), O.—Prov.: mihi illaec vero ad rastros res redit, i. e. will drive me to work for my living , T.