serperastra

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

serpĕrastra: (serpĭr-), ōrum, n. perh. from serpo - rastrum, creepingsplints,
I knee-splints or knee-bandages for straightening the crooked legs of children. *
I Lit.: pueris in geniculis alligare, Varr. L. L. 9, § 11 Müll.—*
II Transf., humorously of officers, who hold the soldiers in check: de serperastris cohortis meae nihil est quod doleas, Cic. Att. 7, 3, 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

serpĕrastra, ōrum, n., éclisses pour maintenir droites les jambes des enfants : Varro L. 9, 11 || [fig., en parl. d’officiers] serperastra mea Cic. Att. 7, 3, 8, mes redresseurs.