sporta, ae, f. [cf. Gr. σπυρίς, basket σπάρτον, σπεῖρα],
I a plaited basket or ham per , Cato R. R. 11, 4; Varr. and Sall. ap. Non. 177, 22 sq.; Col. 8, 7, 1; 12, 6, 1.—
2 A sieve , Plin. 18, 7, 17, § 77; Mart. 10, 37, 17; Dig. 33, 9, 3; Vulg. Matt. 15, 37; Inscr. Grut. 440, 8.