offoco

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

offōco: (obf-; collat. form offuco;
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v. in the foll.), āre, v. a. ob-faux, to strangle, choke, suffocate (post-class.): cum oflocan das invicem fauces praebuissent (al. effo candas), Flor. 2, 11, 6; Sen. Brev. Vit. 2, 3: quicumque fluctus ejus offocant, Tert. Idol. 24: offucare aquam in fauces ad sorbendum dare, Paul. ex Fest. p. 192 Müll.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

offōcō,¹⁵ āre (ob, faux), tr.,
1 serrer [la gorge], suffoquer : Flor. 2, 11, 6 ; [fig.] Sen. *Marc. 24, 5
2 [forme offuco ] verser de l’eau dans la gorge : P. Fest. 211, 10 Lindsay.