trochlĕa or
trochlĕa or troclĕa, ae, f. contr. from τροχαλία, a mechanical contrivance for raising weights, a case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, a block, Vitr. 10, 2; Cato, R. R. 3, 5; Lucr. 4, 905.—Prov.: trochleis pituitam adducere, q. s. to draw up phlegm with a hoisting-tackle, i. e. to hawk violently, Quint. 11, 3, 56.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
trochlĕa or
Headword (normalized/stripped):
trochlea or
Intro Text:
trochlĕa or troclĕa, ae, f. contr. from τροχαλία, a mechanical contrivance for raising weights, a case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, a block, Vitr. 10, 2; Cato, R. R. 3, 5; Lucr. 4, 905.—Prov.: trochleis pituitam adducere, q. s. to draw up phlegm with a hoisting-tackle, i. e. to hawk violently, Quint. 11, 3, 56.
URN:
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