batillum
δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bătillum: (in MSS. also vatillum), i, n. (batillus, i, m., Marc. Emp. 27).
I A shovel, a fire-shovel, coal-shovel, dirt or dungshovel, etc.: batilli ferrei, Plin. 33, 8, 44, § 127; 34, 11, 26, § 112; Treb. Pol. Claud. 14; Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 5.—
II A fire-pan, chafing-dish, fumigating-pan, incense-pan: prunae batillum, * Hor. S. 1, 5, 36 (Jahn, K. and H. vatillum).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
bătillum, ī, n., pelle à braise : Plin. 33, 127 ; Varro R. 3, 6, 5 ; Hor. S. 1, 5, 36.
la forme vatillum semble préférable || batillus, m., M. Emp. 27.
Latin > German (Georges)
batillum u. batillus, s. vatillum.
