ancon

ancōn, ōnis, m. [v. ango], = ἀγκών (the bend of the arm), t. t., for the pure Lat. cubitum.

I The arm of a workman's square , Vitr. 3, 3 fin. ; 8, 6.—

II A stone in a wall , which projects above more than below , and supports something; a console or volute , Vitr. 4, 6.—

III The knobbed bars of a hydraulic engine , Vitr. 10, 13.—

IV Forked poles for spreading nets (pure Lat., ames, Hor. Epod. 2, 33), Grat. Cyn. 87.—

V The arm of a chair , Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1.—

VI A kind of drinking-vessel in an alehouse , Dig. 33, 7, 13.

Ancon
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Ancon
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ancon
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Ancon
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