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noun

mŏdĭŏlus

gen. mŏdĭŏli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
dim. modius, lit.
a small measure;
a small measure; hence, transf.,
A kind of drinking-vessel
A kind of drinking-vessel, Dig. 34, 2, 37.—
A bucket; the boxes; cylinders
A bucket on a water-wheel, Vitr. 10, 9: modioli gemelli, the boxes or cylinders of a forcing-pump, id. 10, 13.—
The nave
The nave of a wheel, Plin. 9, 4, 3, § 8; Vitr. 10, 4.—
The box
The box to receive the axle-tree of an oilmill, Cato, R. R. 20.—
a cylindrical borer with a serrated edge, a trepan
A surgical instrument, a cylindrical borer with a serrated edge, a trepan, χοινίκιον, Cels. 8, 3 init.
Perseus ID: n29385 Key: modiolus