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noun

crĕpundĭa

gen. crĕpundiōrum · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
a rattle;
a rattle; and specif.,
a child's rattle •
Most freq., a child's rattle (cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 15), Plaut. Mil. 5, 6; id. Rud. 4, 4, 37; 5, 3, 7; id. Cist. 3, 5; 3, 4; 1, 4; Cic. Brut. 91, 313 Jahn ad loc.; Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 270.—Hence, † A CREPVNDIIS, from childhood, Inscr. Orell. 1183.—
An amulet
An amulet, App. Mag. p. 310, 19.—
Rattling musical instruments
Rattling musical instruments, Just. 30, 1, 9.
Perseus ID: n11564 Key: crepundia