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V / vāra
noun

vāra

gen. vārae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
A wooden horse; trestle •
A wooden horse or trestle for spreading nets upon; hence, prov.: sequitur varam vibia, one evil follows the other, Aus. Idyll. 12 praef. monos.—
A forked pole •
A forked pole for spreading nets upon, Luc. 4, 439; to support a bough, Col. 5, 9, 2.
Perseus ID: n50187 Key: vara