vara

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

vāra: ae, f.
I A wooden horse or trestle for spreading nets upon; hence, prov.: sequitur varam vibia, one evil follows the other, Aus. Idyll. 12 praef. monos.—
II A forked pole for spreading nets upon, Luc. 4, 439; to support a bough, Col. 5, 9, 2.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

vāra, æ, f. (varus, a, um), traverse de bois Vitr. Arch. 10, 13, 2 || bâton fourchu [qui supporte un filet] : Luc. 4, 439 || chevalet [de scieur de bois] : Col. Rust. 5, 9, 2.