Argentiexterebronides

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

Argentiextĕrĕbrŏnĭdes, ae, m.,

a word formed by Plautus in jest , as the name of one who is skilled in extorting money [argentum-exterebro], a sponger , Plaut. Pers. 4, 6, 21 (cf. id. Capt. 2, 2, 35).