corycus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cōrycus: (cōrĭ-), i, m., = κώρυκος,
I a leathern sack filled with sand, flour, etc., by means of which the athletae exercised in the palæstra; only fig.: corycus laterum et vocis meae Bestia, Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26 B. and K., Halm; cf. Klotz and Orell. ad loc.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) cōrўcus, ī, m. (κώρυκος), sac plein dont se servaient les athlètes pour s’entraîner : [fig.] Cic. Phil. 13, 26.