scabellum

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τὸν ἰητρὸν δοκέει μοι ἄριστον εἶναι πρόνοιαν ἐπιτηδεύειν → it appears to me a most excellent thing for the physician to cultivate prognosis

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

scăbellum: (scăbillum), i, n.
dim. scamnum; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 12.
I A low stool, footstool, cricket, Varr. L. L. 5, 35, 46 fin.; Cato, R. R. 10, 4; Vulg. Psa. 98, 5; id. Isa. 66, 1.—
II Transf., an instrument of the nature of the castanet, played on by the foot, esp. used in dramatic representations, Cic. Cael. 27, 65; Suet. Calig. 54; Arn. 2, 73; Aug. Mus. 3 init.>

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

scăbellum¹⁴ ou scăbillum, ī, n. (scamnum),
1 escabeau : Varro L. 5, 35 ; Quint. 1, 4, 12
2 instrument de musique composé d’une semelle de bois dans laquelle était insérée une lame vibrante et que le joueur de flûte fait résonner par intervalles : Cic. Cæl. 65 ; Suet. Cal. 54.