pōcŭlum
i, n.
from root po-, pot; Gr. πίνω, v. potus
I.
Lit., a drinking-vessel, a cup, goblet, bowl, beaker (class.; syn.: calix, cyathus): et nobis idem Alcimedon duo pocula fecit, Verg. E: 3, 44: poculum grande, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 89: magnis poculis aliquem invitare, id. Rud. 2, 3, 32: exhaurire poculum, Cic. Clu. 11, 31; so, ducere, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: siccare, Petr. 92: poscunt majoribus poculis (sc. bibere), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66: stans extra poculum caper, Juv. 1, 76; cf. id. 5, 43.—Prov.: eodem poculo bibere, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 52.—
II.
Transf.
A.
A drink, draught, potion (mostly poet.): si semel poculum amoris accepit meri, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 22: salsa pocula, id. Rud. 2, 7, 31: pocula sunt fontes liquidi, Verg. G. 3, 529: amoris poculum, Hor. Epod. 5, 38; also, desiderii, id. ib. 17, 80: prae poculis nescientes, Flor. 2, 10, 2: pocula praegustare, Juv. 6, 633: poculum ex vino, Vulg. Cant. 8, 2.—
B.
A drinking-bout, a carouse (class.): in ipsis tuis immanibus poculis, Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 63; cf.: is sermo, qui more majorum a summo adhibetur in poculis, id. Sen. 14, 46.—
C.
A draught of poison, alicui poculum dare, Cic. Clu. 10, 30; Ov. M. 14, 295; Val. Fl. 2, 155.