tap
tap
v. trans.
Strike P. and V. κρούειν, κόπτειν ; see strike.
Touch: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.).
Broach: use P. and V. τετραίνειν.
Tap at (a door): Ar. and P. κρούειν (acc.), κόπτειν (acc.), πᾰτάξαι (acc.) (1st aor. of πατάσσειν).
v. trans.
Strike P. and V. κρούειν, κόπτειν ; see strike.
Touch: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.).
Broach: use P. and V. τετραίνειν.
Tap at (a door): Ar. and P. κρούειν (acc.), κόπτειν (acc.), πᾰτάξαι (acc.) (1st aor. of πατάσσειν).
tap
subs.
Blow: P. and V. πληγή, ἡ.
Pipe: P. αὐλός, ὁ, αὐλών, ὁ, ὀχετός, ὁ.
subs.
Blow: P. and V. πληγή, ἡ.
Pipe: P. αὐλός, ὁ, αὐλών, ὁ, ὀχετός, ὁ.
TAP
s. A gentle blow plaga levis.
A pipe for a barrel epistomium: fistula.
s. A gentle blow plaga levis.
A pipe for a barrel epistomium: fistula.
v. To strike gently leviter ferire.
To broach a vessel *(terebra) dolium aperire (with reference to our method): dolium relinere (to take off the pitch; opposed to oblinere to cover with pitch Ruhnken Ter. Heaut. 3 1 51): promere vinum de dolio (to draw wine from the cask Hor. Epod. 2 47): de dolio haurire (to drink wine immediately from the cask Cic. Brut. 83 287). to tap for the dropsy cutem incidere.
To broach a vessel *(terebra) dolium aperire (with reference to our method): dolium relinere (to take off the pitch; opposed to oblinere to cover with pitch Ruhnken Ter. Heaut. 3 1 51): promere vinum de dolio (to draw wine from the cask Hor. Epod. 2 47): de dolio haurire (to drink wine immediately from the cask Cic. Brut. 83 287). to tap for the dropsy cutem incidere.
tap (subs.):
I. A slight blow: expr. by *ictus, plāga levis.
II. A pipe with a cock attached: perh. *fistula cum epistomio manubrio incluso, after Vitr. 10, 8, 3 (Schneider): epistomium is a mouth-piece or bung, and in the same passage to turn the t. is expr. by manubrium torquere.
I. A slight blow: expr. by *ictus, plāga levis.
II. A pipe with a cock attached: perh. *fistula cum epistomio manubrio incluso, after Vitr. 10, 8, 3 (Schneider): epistomium is a mouth-piece or bung, and in the same passage to turn the t. is expr. by manubrium torquere.
tap (v.):
I. To hit lightly: expr. by *lĕvĭter fĕrire, or by pulso, 1 (to knock) or similar verbs, where the context shows the meaning: he t.s his breast with his fingers, pectus digitis pultat, Pl. Mil. 2, 2, 49: v.KNOCK .
II. To bore a hole in a cask, etc.
1. rĕlĭno, lēvi, 3 (to remove the pitch with which, acc. to Roman custom the wine-jars were sealed): I have t.'d all the casks, relevi omnia dolia, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 51.
2. expr. by various phrr.: vina dolio promere, Hor. Epod. 2, 47: wine from a cask not t.'d previously, merum non ante verso cado, id. Od. 3, 29, 2: to drink wine newly t.'d, de dolio haurire, Cic. Brut. 83, 288: v.BROACH .
3. if special ref. is made to the modern method, perh. *dolium forare, terebrare.
III. To t. for dropsy: hydropico aquam emittere, Cels. 7, 15, ad init.
I. To hit lightly: expr. by *lĕvĭter fĕrire, or by pulso, 1 (to knock) or similar verbs, where the context shows the meaning: he t.s his breast with his fingers, pectus digitis pultat, Pl. Mil. 2, 2, 49: v.
II. To bore a hole in a cask, etc.
1. rĕlĭno, lēvi, 3 (to remove the pitch with which, acc. to Roman custom the wine-jars were sealed): I have t.'d all the casks, relevi omnia dolia, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 51.
2. expr. by various phrr.: vina dolio promere, Hor. Epod. 2, 47: wine from a cask not t.'d previously, merum non ante verso cado, id. Od. 3, 29, 2: to drink wine newly t.'d, de dolio haurire, Cic. Brut. 83, 288: v.
3. if special ref. is made to the modern method, perh. *dolium forare, terebrare.
III. To t. for dropsy: hydropico aquam emittere, Cels. 7, 15, ad init.