hamus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →hamus, hami:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
hook; barb of an arrow; spike;
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...dona uocare tuas: sic auidis fallax indulget piscibus hamus, callida sic stultas decipit esca feras. Quid sit largiri..."Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...atque sitit. Subdola tenduntur crassis nunc retia turdis, hamus et in mullum mittitur atque lupum. Caecuba saccentur quaeque..."- P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...decoris agat. Casus ubique valet; semper tibi pendeat hamus: Quo minime credas gurgite, piscis erit. Saepe canes frustra..."