noun

offŭla

gen. offŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

(sync. ), , dim. offa

a little bit; a small piece by extension ••

a little bit, a small piece (peculiar to the vulg. lang.; cf. Suet. Claud. 40): offula dicta, ut offa minima e suere, Varr. L. L. 5, § 110 Müll.: offulam cum duabus costis, id. R. R. 2, 4, 11: carnis, spisse componuntur, Col. 12, 53, 4: polentae caseatae, App. M. 1, p. 103, 34: panis, Veg. Vet. 4, 18; cf. Fall. 1, 29, 4.—Prov.: quis potest sine offulā vivere? Claud. ap. Suet. Cland. 40.—Transf., as a term of abuse applied to a bad slave: quid faciat crucis offla, corvorum cibaria? this gallows-bird, Petr. 58.

Perseus ID: n32405 Key: offula