pŭtĭcŭli

ōrum, m.

puteus, a well-hole

I. the gravepits, i. e. the subterranean burying-places, near the Esquiline Hill, for the poor and for slaves, Varr. L. L. 5, § 25 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 216 Müll.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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