agina

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

ăgīna, ae, f. [ago],

the opening in the upper part of a balance , in which the tongue moves (agitur), Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.; cf. also Tert. adv. Herm. 41; Pudic. 9.— Hence, ‡ ăgīnātōres dicuntur, qui parvo lucro moventur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.