offensācŭlum — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

offensācŭlum, i, n. offenso, a striking against, a tripping, stumbling (postclass.). Lit.: crebris offensaculis contusa crura, App. M. 9, p. 221, 3.— Transf., the object against which one stumbles, a stumbling-block: lapis ecce nostro fixus offensaculo est, Prud. Apoth. 45; so, adversarius nostris offensacula pedibus latenter opponit, Lact. Opt. D. 1.

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offensācŭlum

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offensācŭlum

Headword (normalized/stripped):

offensaculum

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offensaculum

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