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Γαστρὸς δὲ πειρῶ πᾶσαν ἡνίαν κρατεῖν → Frenis regendus venter adductis tibi est → Mit straffem Zügel such' zu lenken deinen Bauch
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pressĭo: ōnis, f. premo.
I Lit., a pressing, pressing down, pressure (only in Vitruvius): pressio cacuminis, Vitr. 10, 8. —
II Transf., the prop or fulcrum under a lever while the burden is raised, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 6: pressio, quod Graeci ὑπομόχλιον> appellant, Vitr. 10, 8.
