caballus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →caballus, caballi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
horse, riding horse, packhorse; (classical usu. an inferior horse, nag);
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...stolida procacitate, non est Tettius ille, sed caballus. 20 Coniugis audisset fatum cum Porcia Bruti et subtracta sibi..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quidem te vindicasti, sed mollis, debilis, lassus, tanquam caballus in clivo et operam et sudorem perdidisti. Nec contentus..."
