sucula

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

sŭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [perh. root σεύω, to drive],

a kind of machine for drawing or lifting , a winch , windlass , capstan , Cato R. R. 19, 2; Vitr. 10, 2; Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 126; of a wine- or oil-press , Cato R. R. 12; 18, 2; Dig. 19, 2, 19.