Lewis Short
cūdo (noun M) :
* A helmet made of raw skin; abl. cudone, Sil. 8, 495; 16, 59; cf.: cudon, περικεφαλαίας εἶδος, Gloss. Philox.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
cūdo, ĕre
* V. a., to strike, beat, pound, knock (rare and only ante-class., and in postAug. prose).
* Prop.: aurum pilis,Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 69 (v. Sillig N. cr.): semina,to beat out, thresh,Col. 2, 10, 14; Lucr. 1, 1044; 4, 187.—Prov.: istaec in me cudetur faba,i. e. I must smart for that,Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 90 Don.
* Transf. (of metals), to prepare by beating or hammering, to forge; of money, to stamp, coin: plumbeos nummos,Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 11: argentum,Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 18: anulum,to make,Quint. 9, 2, 61.— *
* Trop.: quas tu mihi tenebras cudis?forge, prepare,Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 40.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary