palpus

palpus, i, m. (nom. not in use) [1. palpo],

• the soft palm of the hand (Plautin.): timidam palpo percutit, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 28 (526): palpo percutis, id. Merc. 1, 2, 42 (152): mi obtrudere non potes palpum, id. Ps. 4, 1, 35 (939).