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lānĭēnus

lānĭēnus · adj

of a butcher, butcher's

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What it meant

lānĭēnus — Lewis & Short

lānĭēnus, a, um, adj.lanius,

I of a butcher, butcher's: tabernae, Varr. ap. Non. 532, 20.—Hence, subst.: lānĭēna, ae, f.

I A butcher's stall: per myropolia et lanienas, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 15: lanienae et tabernae conjunctae, Liv. 44, 16 fin.—

II A mangling, dissecting, Prud. stef. 10, 497: omnique laniena excruciatus, torture, mutilation, Amm. 29, 1, 44.

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