ulmitriba

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

ulmĭtrĭba, ae, m. [vox hibrida, from ulmus and τρίβω, tero], an elm-rubber, i. e.

one that wears out elms , is often beaten with elm-rods , a term of abuse, Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 7; cf. ulmus.