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furcifer

furcifer, a yoke-bearer, gallows rogue, hang-dog, rascal

furcĭfer, ĕri, m. [furca+fero; acc. to furca, II. B.],
  • a yoke-bearer, as a term of vituperation, usually of slaves, gallows rogue, hang-dog, rascal: impudice, sceleste, verbero, bustirape, furcifer, Sociofraude, parricida, etc., Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 127 (356); id. Am. 1, 1, 129 (281); id. As. 2, 4, 78 (484); id. Capt. 3, 4, 31 (563); id. Most. 1, 1, 66 (66); 5, 2, 50 (1171); id. Mil. 2, 6, 64 (544); id. Ps. 1, 2, 59 (190) al.; Ter. And. 618 Don.; id. Eun. 798; 862; 989; Cic. Deiot. 9, 26; Hor. S. 2, 7, 22 et saep.— Of freemen: id tu tibi, furcifer, sumes, Cic. Vatin. 6, 15; of Piso, id. Pis. 7, 14.

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