fustibalus

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

fustĭbălus, i, m. [vox hibr., from fustis and βάλλω],

a sling-staff , an offensive weapon consisting of a staff with a sling attached, Veg. Mil. 3, 14; cf. the preced. art.