scapha
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
scăpha: ae, f. = σκάφη; cf. scabo,
I a light boat, a skiff (cf.: lembus, cymba): de navi timidae desiluerunt in scapham, Plaut. Rud. prol. 75; 1, 2, 74; 1, 2, 76; 1, 2, 84; 2, 3, 36; 2, 3, 38; Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154; Auct. Her. 1, 11, 19; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 535, 11; Liv. 44, 42: biremis, * Hor. C. 3, 29, 62: piscatoria, Just. 2, 13, 9 et saep.; Vulg. Act. 27, 16.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
scăpha,¹¹ æ, f. (σκάφη), esquif, canot, barque : Pl. Rud. 75 ; Cic. Inv. 2, 154 ; Hor. O. 3, 29, 62.
