Lewis Short
excĭpŭla (noun N) : (sc. vasa), excipio
* Vessels for receiving liquids, receivers, receptacles, Plin. 25, 7, 38, § 78: in excipulis ejus fluminis,i. e. cavities, basins,id. 9, 22, 38, § 75.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary