crībrum
crībrum, i, n. from root cer, whence cerno, a sieve, searce, riddle, Cato, R. R. 25, 76, 3; Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 14; Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59; Col. 8, 5, 16; Plin. 18, 11, 28, § 108 sq.; Ov. M. 12, 437; Pers. 3, 112 et saep.— Facete, of a slave whose back was pierced by goads: carnificum cribrum, Plant. Most. 1, 1, 52.—Prov.: imbrem in cribrum gerere, i. e. to labor in vain, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 100.
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crībrum
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cribrum
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crībrum, i, n. from root cer, whence cerno, a sieve, searce, riddle, Cato, R. R. 25, 76, 3; Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 14; Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59; Col. 8, 5, 16; Plin. 18, 11, 28, § 108 sq.; Ov. M. 12, 437; Pers. 3, 112 et saep.— Facete, of a slave whose back was pierced by goads: carnificum cribrum, Plant. Most. 1, 1, 52.—Prov.: imbrem in cribrum gerere, i. e. to labor in vain, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 100.
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