obtruncatio
From LSJ
μέγα γὰρ τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος → great is the power of the country that controls the sea, control of the sea is a great thing, the dominion of the sea is a great matter, the rule of the sea is a great matter, the rule of the sea is indeed a great matter, control of the sea is a paramount advantage
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ob-truncātĭo: ōnis, f. obtrunco,
I a cutting away, trimming, pruning (postAug.): obtruncatio vitis, Col. 4, 29, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
obtruncātĭō, ōnis, f. (obtrunco), taille [de la vigne] : Col. Rust. 4, 29, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
obtruncātio, ōnis, f. (obtrunco), das Köpfen, Stutzen, vitis, Colum. 4, 29, 4. – außerdem Rufin. Orig. in genes, hom. 3, 4.
