tympanotriba
From LSJ
ἔξαψις σφοδρὰ μετὰ πολλῆς βίας πίπτουσα ἐπὶ γῆς → a violent flare-up falling on the ground with great force, thunder and lightning
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tympănŏtrĭba: ae, m., = τυμπανοτρίβης,
I a taborer, a timbrel-player, a term of reproach for a soft, effeminate person (alluding to the priests of Cybele), Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 49; cf. tympanum.
