praetorqueo
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praetorque Verb: present active imperative 2nd singular of praetorqueo
prae-torquĕo, no perf., tum, 2, v. a., to twist forwards, twist round (ante-class. and post-Aug.).
- I Lit.: praetorto capite et recurvato, Col. 3, 18.—
- II Trop.: praetorquete injuriae collum, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 12 (626).
prae-torqueo, tortus, ēre, vorwärts drehen, umdrehen, Plaut. rud. 626. Colum. 3, 18, 1.
prætorquĕō, tortus, tr., tordre auparavant ou par-devant : Pl. Rud. 626 ; Col. Rust. 3, 18.