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palpus

palpus · m

the soft palm of the hand

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What it meant

palpus — Lewis & Short

palpus, i, m. (

nom. not in use) [1. palpo],
I the soft palm of the hand (Plautin.): timidam palpo percutit, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 28: palpo percutis, id. Merc. 1, 2, 42: mi obtrudere non potes palpum, id. Ps. 4, 1, 35.

Where it came from

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