ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
scăbillum: i, v. scabellum.
scăbillum, Cato Agr. 10, 4, v. scabellum S 1.