ăgīna

I. the opening in the upper part of a balance, in which the tongue moves (agitur), Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.; cf. also Tert. adv. Herm. 41; Pudic. 9.— Hence, † ăgīnātōres dicuntur, qui parvo lucro moventur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.