simpŭvĭum, ii, n.,
a vessel for offering liquids , esp. wine, in sacrifices, a sacrificial bowl (cf.: patera, poculum), Varr. ap. Non. 544, 30; Cic. Rep. 6, 2, 11; Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 158 (Jahn, simpuis); Juv. 6, 343; Arn. 7, 235; cf. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 280 (2d edit.).