pugnus
Τοὺς δούλους ἔταξεν ὡρισμένου νομίσματος ὁμιλεῖν ταῖς θεραπαινίσιν → He arranged for his male slaves to have sex with female slaves at a fixed price (Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pugnus: i, m. root pug-; v. pugil, pugno.
I A fist: pugnus a punctione, id est percussu dicitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 219 Müll.: manum plane comprimere pugnumque facere, Cic. Ac. 2, 47, 145: certare pugnis, calcibus, unguibus, id. Tusc. 5, 27, 77; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56: pugnis contundere aliquem, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 46: pugnum impingere alicui in os, id. Rud. 3, 4, 5: pugnis onerare, id. Am. 1, 1, 72: obtundere, id. ib. 2, 1, 59: pugnos in ventrem ingerere, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 95: pugnum ducere alicui, to give one a blow with the fist, Dig. 47, 10, 4: percusserit proximum suum pugno, Vulg. Exod. 21, 18.—Poet., of boxing: neque pugno Neque segni pede victus, Hor. C. 3, 12, 8; 1, 12, 26: Castor gaudet equis, ovo prognatus eodem Pugnis, id. S. 2, 1, 27. —
II Transf., as a measure, a fistful, handful, Cato, R. R. 82; Marc. Emp. 8 med.: pugnus aeris, Sen. Ira, 3, 33, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pugnus,¹⁰ ī, m.,
1 poing : pugnum facere Cic. Ac. 2, 145, serrer (faire) le poing ; pugnis certare Cic. Tusc. 5, 77, combattre à coups de poings ; v. impingo, ingero || [poét.] pugno victus Hor. O. 3, 12, 8, vaincu dans un pugilat, cf. Hor. O. 1, 12, 26 ; S. 2, 1, 27
2 [mesure] poignée : Cato Agr. 82 ; Sen. Ira 3, 33, 3.
