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M / marra
noun

marra

gen. marrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
etym. unknown
a sort of hoe for tearing up weeds, a weeding-hook
a sort of hoe for tearing up weeds, a weeding-hook, = ligo (post-Aug.).
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Lit.: tu penitus latis eradere viscera marris Ne dubita, Col. 10, 72; id. 10, 89; Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 159; Juv. 15, 166.—
a hook by extension •
Transf., a hook: (Silurus) in Danubio marris extrahitur, Plin. 9, 14, 17, § 45.
Perseus ID: n28084 Key: marra