fordicidia

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

fordĭcīdĭa (archaic form ‡ hordĭ-cīdia, Paul. ex Fest. p. 102 Müll.,

v. the foll. art.), ōrum, n. [forda + caedo], the sacrifice of a cow that is with calf , which was performed on the 16th of April, in honor of Tellus, Varr. L. L. 6, § 15; Paul. ex Fest. p. 83 and 102 Müll., v. the foll. article.