verb intransitive

bŭbulcĭto

2nd PP bŭbulcĭtāre · conj. 1st

(, , , Plaut.) [bubulcus]

to be a herdsman; to keep; feed

to be a herdsman, to keep, feed, or drive oxen (ante- and post-class., and very rare).

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Lit.: bubulcitarier, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 50; App. Flor. n. 6, p. 343, 14.—

to cry; bawl like an ox-driver figuratively

Trop., to cry or bawl like an ox-driver, Varr. ap. Non. p. 79, 29 (Sat. Men. 52, 1).

Perseus ID: n5774 Key: bubulcito