equiso

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

ĕquīso, ōnis, m. [equus],

a groom , stableboy (ante- and post-class.), Varr. ap. Non. 105, 14; 32 sq.; Val. Max. 7, 3 ext. 2; Ap. Met. 7, 15, 1; equisones nautici, who draw vessels along by ropes , Varr. ap. Non. 106, 1; id. 451, 4.