Lewis Short
frĭcātĭo (noun F) : id.
* A rubbing, rubbing down, friction (post-Aug.): omnibus vertebris utilis est,Cels. 4, 3: assidua,Col. 6, 12, 1: vehemens,Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 53: diligens tectoriorum,Vitr. 7, 6.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary