volsella

ae, f.
I. a kind of pincers for pulling out hairs, tweezers.
I. Lit., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Mart. 9, 28, 5.—As a surgical instrument, forceps, Cels. 7, 12, 1; 6, 18, 3.—
II. Transf.: pugnare volsellis, non gladio, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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