taureus
From LSJ
πάλιν δ' ὅ γε λάζετο μῦθον → he took back his speech, he retracted his speech, he altered his speech
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
taurĕus: a, um, adj. taurus,
I of a bull or ox, of oxen, taurine (mostly poet.).
I Adj.: vincla, i. e. taurean bands (a poet. expression to denote glue), Lucr. 6, 1071: terga, bulls' hides, Verg. A. 9, 706; also, meton., for a drum, Ov. F. 4, 342.—
II Subst.: taurĕa, ae, f.
1 A whip of bull's hide, Juv. 6, 492; Tert. ad Mart. 5.—
2 = taura, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 140.
