manicula

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

mănĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [manus].

I Lit., a little hand , Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 125.—

II Transf. (cf. Engl. handle), the handle of a plough, plough-tail , Varr. L. L. 5, § 136 Müll. (al. manibula).