dolabra
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dŏlābra: ae, f. dolo,
I a mattock, pickaxe, as a milit. implement, Liv. 9, 37; 21, 11; Tac. H. 3, 20; 27; Curt. 8, 4; 9, 5; Juv. 8, 248; an agricultural implement, Col. Arb. 10, 2; Pall. Jan. 3, 3; id. Febr. 21, 2; a butcher's implement, Dig. 33, 7, 18; cf. Fest. s. v. SCENA, p. 318, 18 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dŏlābra,¹³ æ, f., dolabre [outil à deux faces, servant à la fois de hache, et de pioche ou de pic], hache : Liv. 21, 11, 8, etc. || couperet du boucher Paul. Dig. 33, 7, 18 || hache pour démembrer les victimes : P. Fest. p. 318, 18.
