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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>vāra</b>: ae, f.<br /><b>I</b> A [[wooden]] [[horse]] or [[trestle]] for spreading nets [[upon]]; [[hence]], prov.: sequitur varam [[vibia]], one [[evil]] follows the [[other]], Aus. Idyll. 12 praef. monos.—<br /><b>II</b> A [[forked]] [[pole]] for spreading nets [[upon]], Luc. 4, 439; to [[support]] a [[bough]], Col. 5, 9, 2.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>vāra</b>, æ, f. ([[varus]], a, um), traverse de bois Vitr. Arch. 10, 13, 2 &#124;&#124; bâton fourchu [qui supporte un filet] : Luc. 4, 439 &#124;&#124; chevalet [de scieur de bois] : Col. Rust. 5, 9, 2.
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{{Georges
|georg=vāra, ae, f. ([[varus]], a, um), I) das [[Querholz]], Vitr. 10, 13, 2. – Sprichw., s. [[vibia]]. – II) insbes., die gabelförmige [[Stange]], die [[Gabel]], um Netze [[darauf]] aufzuspannen, Lucan. 4, 439: [[einen]] [[Ast]] [[darauf]] abzuschneiden, Colum. 5, 9, 2.
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{{esel
|sltx=[[βακτηρία]], [[βεργίον]], [[δράξ]], [[δόρυ]], [[ἀκόντιον]], [[ἀποτομάς]]
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=vara, ae. f. :: [[橫杆]]
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