‡ † mĕsancŭlon, i, n. (mĕsancŭla, ae, f.), = μεσάγκυλον, a javelin, with a thong (acc. to others, a poise or bent handle) attached to the middle, Gell. 10, 25; cf.: mesanculum, teli missilis genus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.