sentino

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

sentīno, āre, v. n. [sentina].

I Lit., to bail or pump out the bilge-water from a ship (late Lat.), Paul. Nol. Ep. 36 init. ; Aug. Homil. 42.—*

II Trop., to be in difficulty or danger : sentinare, satagere, dictum a sentinā, quia multum aquae navis cum recipit periclitatur, Fest. p. 339 Müll.; Caecil. ib.