Astraba

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

Astrăba, ae, f., = ἀστράβη,

a wooden saddle , a sumpter-saddle; the title of a lost comedy attributed to Plautus; its authenticity was suspected even in ancient times; v. Gell. 11, 7; Non. p. 70; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. subscudes, p. 306 Müll.