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manubrium

manubrium · n

that which is grasped

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What it meant

mănūbrĭum — Lewis & Short

mănūbrĭum (mănĭbrĭum), ii, n.1. manus,

I that which is grasped or held in the hand; hence, a handle, hilt, haft (class.): trulla excavata, manubrio aureo, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62: manubria, quorum optima sunt ilignea, Col. 11, 2, 92: bidentis, id. 5, 10, 2: per ipsum manubrii foramen, Pall. 3, 17, 8: cultellorum, Juv. 11, 133: epistomiorum, Vitr. 10, 13.—Prov.: Is etiam sese sapere memorat! Malleum sapientiorem scilicet esse manubrio, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 92: eximere alicui ex manu manubrium, to take the handle out of one's hand, i. e. to deprive one of the opportunity of doing a thing, id. Aul. 3, 4, 12.

In the wild

6 of 10 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. manubrium (scan p. 409; entry #6528).

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