sŭcŭla

ae, f.

perh. root σεύω, to drive

I. a kind of machine for drawing or lifting, a winch, windlass, capstan, Cato, R. R. 19, 2; Vitr. 10, 2; Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 126; of a wine- or oil-press, Cato, R. R. 12; 18, 2; Dig. 19, 2, 19.

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Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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