glūbo

ĕre, v. a. and n.

Gr. γλύφω; cf. sculpo

I. Act., to deprive of its bark, to bark, peel: salictum glubito arteque alligato, Cato, R. R. 33, 5: ramos, Varr. R. R. 1, 55, 2.—In mal. part.: (Lesbia) Glubit magnanimos Remi nepotes (v. deglubo), Cat. 58, 5.—
II. Neutr., to cast off its shell or bark: materies, Cato, R. R. 31, 2; 17, 1.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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