tribulum

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

trībŭlum (trīvŏl-), i, n. [tero],

a threshing-sledge , consisting of a wooden platform studded underneath with sharp pieces of flint or with iron teeth, Varr. L. L. 5, § 21 Müll.; id. R. R. 1, 22, 1; 1, 52, 1; Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 298; Verg. G. 1, 164. — Collat. form trībŭla , ae, f., Col. 2, 20, 4; 1, 6, 23; 12, 52, 7; Vulg. 1 Par. 20, 3.

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