noun

ĕquŭlĕus

gen. ĕquŭlei · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

or , , dim. equus

a young horse; a colt; foal

a young horse, a colt, foal.

Lit., Varr., Pompon., and Cic. ap. Non. 105, 11 sq.; Liv. 31, 12.—

by extension

horses wrought in silver •

Eculeos argenteos nobilis aufert, horses wrought in silver, works of art, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 42; cf. the sarcastic pun: jactabit se et in his equitabit equuleis, Emi, pecuniam solvi, on these hobbies, id. ib. § 43.—

a wooden rack

As an instrument of torture, a wooden rack in the shape of a horse, Cic. Mil. 21 fin.; id. Poët. Tusc. 3, 28, 67; Curt. 6, 10, 10; Sen. Ep. 67; Amm. 14, 5; Prud. στεφ. 10, 109 al.

Perseus ID: n16072 Key: equuleus