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portiscŭlus
portiscŭlus, i, m. Lit., a truncheon or hammer with which the master of the rowers gave signals, and beat time to indicate the proper stroke: tonsas ante tenentes Parerent, observarent, portisculus signum Cum dare coepisset, Enn. ap. Non. 151, 26 (Ann. v. 233 Vahl.); Cato ap. Fest. p. 234 Müll.: nec palmarum pulsus nec portisculi, Laber. ap. Non. 151, 28.—* Trop., guidance, direction: ad loquendum atque ad tacendum tu ut habes portisculum, Plaut. As. 3, 1, 15.

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portiscŭlus
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portiscŭlus
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portisculus
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portiscŭlus, i, m. Lit., a truncheon or hammer with which the master of the rowers gave signals, and beat time to indicate the proper stroke: tonsas ante tenentes Parerent, observarent, portisculus signum Cum dare coepisset, Enn. ap. Non. 151, 26 (Ann. v. 233 Vahl.); Cato ap. Fest. p. 234 Müll.: nec palmarum pulsus nec portisculi, Laber. ap. Non. 151, 28.—* Trop., guidance, direction: ad loquendum atque ad tacendum tu ut habes portisculum, Plaut. As. 3, 1, 15.
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37180
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portisculus

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