κεντέω τὸν πῶλον περὶ τὴν νύσσαν → of impetuous haste, goad the foal around the turning post
mensŭla: ae, f. dim. id.,I a little table (ante-class. and post-Aug.), Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 150; Petr. 136; App. M. 2, 11, p. 119.
mēnsŭla,¹⁶ æ, f., dim. de mensa, petite table : Pl. Most. 308 ; Apul. M. 2, 11.