calcĭtro, āre, v. n. [1 calx].
I Lit., to strike with the heels , to kick , of animals (very rare), Plin. 30, 16, 53, § 149; cf. calcitratus.—
B Trop, to resist , to be stubborn or refractory : calcitrat, respuit, * Cic. Cael. 15, 36.—
C Prov.: calcitrare contra stimulum, to kick against the pricks , Amm. 18, 5, 1; Vulg. Act. 9, 5; 26, 14; cf. 1. calx. —*
II In gen., to strike convulsively with the feet , of one dying, Ov. M. 12, 240.