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S / sufflāmen
noun

sufflāmen

gen. sufflāmĭnis · gender neuter · decl. 3rd
a clog; break; drag-chain
a clog, break, drag-chain, to check the motion of a wheel.
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Lit.: rotam astringit multo sufflamine, Juv. 8, 148: tardat sufflamine currum, Prud. Psych. 417.—
a clog; hinderance; impediment figuratively •
Trop., a clog, hinderance, impediment (post-class.): nec res atteritur longo sufflamine litis, Juv. 16, 50; Inscr. Grut. 180, 3.
Perseus ID: n46429 Key: sufflamen