E / excĭpŭla
noun

excĭpŭla

gen. excĭpŭlōrum · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(sc. vasa), excipio
vessels for receiving liquids; receivers; receptacles
vessels for receiving liquids, receivers, receptacles, Plin. 25, 7, 38, § 78: in excipulis ejus fluminis, i. e. cavities, basins, id. 9, 22, 38, § 75.