bolus

bŏlus, i, m., = βόλος, a throw or cast (ante- and post-class.; cf. jactus).

• I Lit.
• • A Of dice in gaming, a throw: si vis tribus bolis... Th. Quin tu in malam crucem cum bolis, cum bulbis, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 13 (611): nimis lepide jecisti bolum, id. Rud. 2, 2, 30 (335): enumerare bolos, Aus. Prof. 1, 26.—
  • B A cast of the net in fishing; and meton., the cast, i. e. the draught of fishes, the haul: bolum emere, Suet. Rhet. 1.—
• II Trop., gain, profit, advantage; a haul, winning, piece of fortune, etc.: primumdum merces annua: is primus bolu'st, that’s her first haul, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 10 (31): intus bolos dat, id. ib. 4, 2, 12 (722): dabit haec tibi grandis bolos, id. Pers. 4, 4, 106 (664); Lucil. ap. Non. p. 46, 13: magnum bolum deferunt aeris, Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 5; 3, 2, 16.—Esp.: aliquem tangere bolo, to cozen, wheedle of gain: quia amare cernit, tangere hominem volt bolo, Plaut. Poen. prol. 101; cf.: verum hoc te multabo bolo, id. Truc. 4, 3, 70 (844).—
• • B A choice bit, nice morsel: cracior bolum mihi tantum ereptum tam desubito e faucibus, Ter. Heaut. 673 Wagn. ad loc.—(In some or all the passages under II. al. refer the word to Gr. ἡ βῶλος, a clod; cf.: bolus apud Graecos si per o scribitur, significat jactum retis; si per ω, glaebam terrae, vel frustum cujusque rei, Don. ad Ter. Heaut. 673; cf. Speng. ad Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 10 (31).— But bolus is always masc. in Plaut. and Ter., and is scanned bŏlus; v. esp. Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 70 (844); id. Poen. prol. 101).

bolus, ī, m. (βόλος), der Wurf, I) im Würfelspiel, boli tres, Plaut. Curc. 612: nimis lepide bolum iacere, Plaut. rud. 360: omnes enumerare bolos, Auson. prof. 2, 26. p. 56 Schenkl. – II) der Wurf des Netzes beim Fischen; dah. A) meton. (abstr. pro concr.), die auf einen Wurf gefangenen Fische, der Fang (rein lat. iactus), emere bolum, Suet. rhet. 1. – B) übtr., ein Wurf = ein guter Bissen, ein Profit (s. Spengel zu Argument. ad Plaut. truc. v. 3. Wagner Ter. heaut. 673), is primus bolust, Plaut.: bolo tangere od. multare od. emungere alqm, prellen um usw., Plaut. u. (em.) Lucil. fr.: bolum mihi tantum ereptum tam subito e faucibus, Ter.: magnum bolum deferunt aeris, Varr.

1 bolus [βῶλος] 1 mouthful, morsel. parvus in ore bolus ponatur, dente teratur / urbano D. Bec. 924; quod fratres inter seculares non comederent nisi tres ~os carnis Eccleston Adv. Min. 31; qui timet de veneno, ante comestionem comedat unum ~um Bacon V 88; nomina pertinencia panatrie: ‥ hic ~us, hic murcellus, hec buccella, a musselle WW. 2 fine earth, silt. b (w. Armenicus) earth containing iron oxide. est genus hic terre bōlus qui flumina stagnat / ventris inundantis diluviumque tenet Garl. Epith. IV 227; ~us dicitur lutum quod minerale nullum in se habet LC 227; ~us est coagulum specificum ‥, ut sit essentia quaedam liberata ab impuris [etc.] Ib. 226.  b quibus coctis pulvis boli Ar[menici] ‥ admisceatur Gilb. V 218 v. 2 (cf. ib. I 72. 1: bolus Arme[nicus]); rabri qui et ‥ dicitur ~us †Armenitus qui est lapis sive vena terre Bart. Angl. XVI 83; ~us Armenicus est quedam vena terre que in Armenia reperitur et per centum annos potest servari Alph. 24.

2 bolus v. bulus

bŏlus, (15) ī, m. (βόλος), coup de dés : Pl. Rud. 360 || coup de filet, capture : Suet. Rhet. 25 || gain, profit : Pl. Truc. 724 ; Ter. Haut. 673 ; bolo tangere aliquem Pl. Pœn. 101, faire sa proie de qqn ; hoc te multabo bolo Pl. Truc. 844, je ferai ce gain sur toi pour te punir.

bolus , i. m.
塊 。一投骰。一舉網。搶之物。Tangere eum bolo 騙人。

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bolus ī, m

• , βόλος, a throw (of dice, etc.); hence, a haul, piece of luck: mihi ereptus e faucibus, a choice bit, T.