occo — Lewis & Short
occo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.root ac, acuo; cf. Germ. eggen, to harrow,
segetes,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 161:
silicia et phasioli occantur tantum,Plin. 18, 21, 50, § 186.—Absol.:
nam semper occant prius quam sarriunt rustici,Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 5. —Of vineyards, to break up and level the ground which has been dug up:
occare, id est comminuere,Varr. R. R. 1, 31; Pall. 6, 4, 1.