vāra

ae, f.
I. A wooden horse or trestle for spreading nets upon; hence, prov.: sequitur varam vibia, Aus. Idyll. 12 praef. monos.—
II. A forked pole for spreading nets upon, Luc. 4, 439; to support a bough, Col. 5, 9, 2.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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