căprĕŏlus, i, m. [as if from capreus, caprea].
I A kind of wild goat , chamois , roebuck , Verg. E. 2, 41; Col. 9, 1, 1.—
II Transf., named from the form of their horns,
A An implement with two prongs for cutting up weeds , a weeding-hoe , Col. 11, 3, 46.—
B In plur.: capreoli, in mechanics, short pieces of timber inclining to each other , which support something , supports , props , stays , Vitr. 4, 2; 5, 1; 10, 15; 10, 20; 10, 21; Caes. B. C. 2, 10; Isid. Orig. 17, 5, 11.—
C Of vines, the small tendrils which support the branches , Col. 1, 31, 4; Paul. ex Fest. p. 57 Müll.; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208.