corycus

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cōrycus: (cōrĭ-), i, m., = κώρυκος,
I a leathern sack filled with sand, flour, etc., by means of which the athletae exercised in the palæstra; only fig.: corycus laterum et vocis meae Bestia, Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26 B. and K., Halm; cf. Klotz and Orell. ad loc.

(1) cōrўcus, ī, m. (κώρυκος), sac plein dont se servaient les athlètes pour s’entraîner : [fig.] Cic. Phil. 13, 26.