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bubulus

bubulus, of neat cattle, of oxen

būbŭlus, a, um, adj. [bos],
  • of or pertaining to cattle or oxen (class.): cori, thongs, straps of ox-hide, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 11 (139); and humorously, cottabi, the snapping of such ox-whips (cf. cottabus), id. Trin. 4, 4, 4 (1096) Lind.; so also monimenta, for lashes, id. Stich. 1, 2, 6 (63); and, exuviae, id. Most. 4, 1, 26 (883): pecus, neat cattle, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 13: armentum, Col. 1, praef. § 26: fimum, Cato R. R. 40, 2; Liv. 38, 18, 5: utres, Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 176: lac, cow’s milk, id. 11, 41, 96, § 238: caseus, Suet. Aug. 76: cornu, Plin. 13, 25, 51, § 140; used esp. freq. in medicine, Cels. 5, 22, 2; 5, 25, 4; Veg. 6, 27, 6 al.: caro, the flesh of neat cattle, beef, Plin. 28, 10, 43, § 156; so absol.: būbŭla, ae, f. (sc. caro), Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 4 (374); id. Curc. 2, 3, 88 (367); Cels. 2, 24; Apic. 8, 5: jus bubulae, Scrib. Comp. 188 sq.: lingua, a plant, also called buglossa, ox-tongue, Cato R. R. 40 fin.; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 112.—No comp. or sup.

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