sorbillo

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

sorbillo, āre, v. dim. a. [sorbeo], to sip (ante- and post-class.).

I Lit.: cyathos, Ter. Ad. 591: vinum dulciter, Ap. Met. 2, 16, 8.—*

II Transf.: sorbillantibus saviis, Ap. Met. 3, 14, 16.