hapax

dentĭlĕgus

i. dens-lego

one who picks up his teeth; a tooth-gatherer •

one who picks up his teeth, sc. after they have been knocked out; a tooth-gatherer, a comic word: dentilegos omnis mortalis faciam, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 18.

Perseus ID: n13123 Key: dentilegus