torcŭlar — Lewis & Short
torcŭlar, āris, n.torqueo.
I A press used in making wine or oil, Vitr. 6, 9; Plin. 18, 26, 62, § 230.—
II A cellar for storing up oil, an oil-cellar, Col. 1, 6, 18; 12, 52, 10 sq.; Plin. 15, 1, 2, § 6; 15, 3, 3, § 10.
The corpus record — Latin
torcular
torcular · n
A press
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Where it lives
- De Architectura 2 · 0.35/10k
- Res Rustica, Books I-IX 1 · 0.13/10k
- Naturalis Historia 1 · 0.03/10k
What it meant
In the wild
- torcular Vitruvius, De Architectura 6.6.3
- torcular Columella, Res Rustica, Books I-IX 1.6.18
- torcular Vitruvius, De Architectura 6.6.2
- torcular Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 18.26.p1
Where it came from
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