tonsa
tonsa, an oar
tōnsa, ae, f.: an oar, 7.28.
tonsa, ae, f. [perh. from tundo],
- an oar (poet.; mostly in plur.; syn. remus).
- α Sing.: in mari magno tenere tonsam, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 356 Müll. (Sota, v. 3 Vahl. p. 164): valida tonsa, Val. Fl. 1, 369. —
- β Plur., Enn. ap. Fest. p. 356 Müll. (Ann. v. 232; 235; 236 Vahl.); Lucr. 2, 554; Verg. A. 7, 28; 10, 299; Luc. 3, 527; 5, 448; Sil. 11, 492; Sen. Agam. 443 al.
tōnsa, ae, f. = κώπη, das Ruder, Enn. fr. u. Val. Flacc.: Plur. Verg. u.a.
nautae / tonsis dum trudunt classes
~i, remi
~a,roðr
videres crebris ~is verberata ‥ spumare cerula
~us, remus
remus ‥ dicitur ~us, nunc a regendo, nunc a tondendo
tōnsa, (14) æ, f. , et tōnsæ, ārum, f. , aviron, rame, rames : Enn. d. Fest. 356 ; Val. Flacc. 1, 369 || pl., Lucr. 2, 554 ; Virg. En. 7, 28 ; 10, 299.
Cumque puer denum binumque perageret annum, Hunc mulier niveas pascentem pascua Tonsas Aspicit imberbem, etc.
tōnsa ae, f
- an oar: in lento luctantur murmure tonsae, V.: consurgere tonsis, V.
Tonsa
A word used by the poets for the oar of a boat. The diminutive Tonsilla denotes a boat-hook (Att. ap. Fest. s. h. v.).