coclearium
coclĕārĭum (cochl-), ii, n. [coclea].
- An enclosure or pen in which snails were kept and fed, Varr. R. R. 3, 12, 2; 3, 14, 1.—
- II A spoon; v. cochlear.
Cochleare, in Hist. Dalphin. tom. 2. pag. 363. col. 2 :
Unam duodenam saleriarum vitri pro mensa, duodecim duodenas Cocleariorum, etc.
Coclearium
and cochlearium. A place where snails were fattened for the tables of Roman gourmands.