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..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quidem te vindicasti, sed mollis, debilis, lassus, tanquam caballus in clivo et operam et sudorem perdidisti. Nec contentus..."
