noun

serpĕrastra

gen. serpĕrastrōrum · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

(), , perh. from serpo - rastrum, creepingsplints

knee-splints; knee-bandages

knee-splints or knee-bandages for straightening the crooked legs of children. *

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Lit.: pueris in geniculis alligare, Varr. L. L. 9, § 11 Müll.—*

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Transf., humorously of officers, who hold the soldiers in check: de serperastris cohortis meae nihil est quod doleas, Cic. Att. 7, 3, 8.

Perseus ID: n43893 Key: serperastra