scaurus

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

† scaurus, a, um, adj., = σκαῦρος [cf. σκαιός],

with large and swollen ankles , having the ankles bunching out (cf.: varus, valgus), Plin. 11, 45, 105, § 254: illum Balbutit scaurum pravis fultum male talis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 48.

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