P / prae-trunco
verb transitive

prae-trunco

2nd PP prae-truncāre · conj. 1st
to cut off before; in front; to cut off
to cut off before or in front, to cut off, clip (Plautin.): collos (for colla) tergoribus, Plaut. Capt. 4, 3, 2: linguam alicui, id. Mil. 2, 3, 47.