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noun

scalprum

gen. scalpri · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(collat. form , , , Cels. 8, 3) [scalpo]
a sharp cutting instrument; a chisel; knife; A penknife
a sharp cutting instrument; a chisel, knife, etc., of sculptors, husbandmen, shoemakers, surgeons, etc., Liv. 27, 49; Col. 4, 25, 1; Hor. S. 2, 3, 106; Cels. 8, 3 sq.; Sen. Ep. 65, 13.—A penknife, Tac. A. 5, 8; Suet. Vit. 2.—Of a pruning-knife, Plin. 17, 16, 26, § 119.
Perseus ID: n42837 Key: scalprum