κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
ĕquīle: is, n. id.; cf.: bubile, caprile, ovile, etc.,
I a stable for horses, Cato, R. R. 14, 2; Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 15; Suet. Calig. 55.
ĕquīlĕ,¹⁵ is, n. (equus), écurie : Cato Agr. 14, 1 ; Suet. Cal. 55.