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noun

pŭgĭuncŭlus

gen. pŭgĭuncŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
a small dagger; poniard; Cn. Piso, who had been despatched to Spain by extension
a small dagger or poniard (Ciceronian), Cic. Or. 67, 225.—Transf.: ille Hispaniensis pugiunculus, i. e. Cn. Piso, who had been despatched to Spain, Cic. ap. C. Anton. Fragm. ap. Ascon.
Perseus ID: n39464 Key: pugiunculus