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noun

bŏvīnātor

gen. bŏvīnātōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
A brawler; blusterer; reviler
A brawler, blusterer, reviler, acc. to the Gloss.: bovinatores θορυβοποιοί, θρύλλον ποιοῦντες ἠ ταραχήν; v. bovinor.—
one who seeks evasions
= tergiversator, one who seeks evasions (the figure drawn perh. from the holding back of draught cattle), Lucil. ap. Gell. 11, 7, 9; cf. Non. p. 79, 26.
Perseus ID: n5611 Key: bovinator