securicula
From LSJ
νόησε δὲ δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς σαίνοντάς τε κύνας, περί τε κτύπος ἦλθε ποδοῖιν → godly Odysseus heard the fawning of dogs, and on top of that came the beat of two feet
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sĕcūrĭcŭla: ae, f.
dim. securis.
I A little axe, a hatchet, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 114 sq.; Mart. 14, 35 in lemm. (but Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 177, sericulam).—
II Transf., in carpentry, a mortise in the shape of a hatchethead, a dovetail, Vitr. 4, 7, 4; 10, 17 (10, 11, 8).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sĕcūrĭcŭla, æ, f. (securis),
1 hachette : Pl. Rud. 1158 ; Mart. 14, 35 (in lemmate)
2 queue d’aronde : Vitr. Arch. 4, 7, 4 ; 10, 11, 8.
