veruculum
vĕrūcŭlum, v. vericulum.
verūculum, ī, n., s. vericulum.
vĕrŭcŭlum, ī, n. (veru), petite broche, brochette : Plin. 33, 107 || petite pique : Veg. Mil. 2, 15.
Verucŭlum
and Vericŭlum (ὀβελίσκος). A small javelin carried by the Roman soldiers. It had an iron handle and was about three and a half feet long (Veget. Mil. ii. 15).