cantherios
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cantherius, cantheri(i):
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
poor-quality horse, hack, nag, gelding; rafter; pi-shaped vine prop/"horse";
acc. pl.
Examples
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...praebent populo pisces foetidos, qui advehuntur quadrupedanti crucianti cantherio, quorum odos subbasilicanos omnes abigit in forum..."Libri XI-XIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...hostibus nostris bellum, alter cum moribus gessit), cantherio vehebatur et hippoperis quidem inpositis, ut secum utilia portaret..."