calcitro
From LSJ
μαλθακωτέρα πέπονος σικύου → softer than a ripe melon
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
calcĭtro: āre, v. n. 1 calx.
I Lit., to strike with the heels, to kick, of animals (very rare), Plin. 30, 16, 53, § 149; cf. calcitratus.—
B Trop, to resist, to be stubborn or refractory: calcitrat, respuit, * Cic. Cael. 15, 36.—
C Prov.: calcitrare contra stimulum, to kick against the pricks, Amm. 18, 5, 1; Vulg. Act. 9, 5; 26, 14; cf. 1. calx. —*
II In gen., to strike convulsively with the feet, of one dying, Ov M. 12, 240.
calcĭtro: ōnis, m. 1. calcitro.
I One who strikes with his heels, a kicker: equus mordax, calcitro, Varr. ap. Non. p. 45, 2 (Sat. Men. 81, 3).—
II Of men, a boisterous fellow, a blusterer, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 11.
