verb intransitive

calcĭtro

2nd PP calcĭtrāre · conj. 1st

to strike with the heels; to kick

Lit., to strike with the heels, to kick, of animals (very rare), Plin. 30, 16, 53, § 149; cf. calcitratus.—

to resist; to be stubborn; refractory

Trop, to resist, to be stubborn or refractory: calcitrat, respuit, * Cic. Cael. 15, 36.—

Prov.: calcitrare contra stimulum, to kick against the pricks, Amm. 18, 5, 1;… •

Prov.: calcitrare contra stimulum, to kick against the pricks, Amm. 18, 5, 1; Vulg. Act. 9, 5; 26, 14; cf. 1. calx. —*

to strike convulsively with the feet

In gen., to strike convulsively with the feet, of one dying, Ov M. 12, 240.

Perseus ID: n6197 Key: calcitro1