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noun

scŭtĭca

gen. scŭtĭcae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a lash; whip •
a lash, whip (milder than flagellum): ne scuticā sectere, Hor. S. 1, 3, 119; Juv. 6, 480; Ov. H. 9, 81; Mart. 10, 62, 8 (dub.): si quis Orbilius ferulā scuticāque cecidit, Domit. ap. Suet. Gram. 9.
Perseus ID: n43169 Key: scutica