decempeda
From LSJ
τὸν ἀπὸ γραμμᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort
Latin > English
decempeda decempedae N F :: ten-foot measuring rod; a ten foot pole; length of ten feet
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dĕcem-pĕda: ae, f. pes,
I a ten-foot measuring rod, Cic. Mil. 27, 74; id. Phil. 14, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 41, 126; * Hor. Od. 2, 15, 14 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dĕcempĕda,¹⁴ æ, f. (decem, pes), perche de dix pieds [servant de mesure] : Cic. Mil. 74 ; Phil. 14, 10 ; || Hor. O. 2, 15, 14.
Latin > German (Georges)
decempeda, ae, f. (decem u. pes), eine Meßrute, Meßstange von zehn Fuß, d. quadrata, Quadratrute, Pallad.: decempedis metata porticus, Hor.: urbem decempedā dividere, Cic.: etiam si quid decempedam effugit, Cic.
