ĕquŭlĕus | ĕcŭlĕus (noun M) : or , , dim. equus
* A young horse, a colt, foal.
* Lit., Varr., Pompon., and Cic. ap. Non. 105, 11 sq.; Liv. 31, 12.
* Transf.
* Eculeos argenteos nobilis aufert, horses wrought in silver, works of art, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 42; cf. the sarcastic pun: jactabit se et in his equitabit equuleis,Emi, pecuniam solvi, on these hobbies,id. ib. § 43.
* As an instrument of torture, a wooden rack in the shape of a horse, Cic. Mil. 21 fin.; id. Poët. Tusc. 3, 28, 67; Curt. 6, 10, 10; Sen. Ep. 67; Amm. 14, 5; Prud. στεφ. 10, 109 al.

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