portisculus
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portisculum Noun: masculine genitive plural, Noun: masculine accusative singular of portisculus
- Lit., a truncheon or hammer with which the master of the rowers gave signals, and beat time to indicate the proper stroke: tonsas ante tenentes Parerent, observarent, portisculus signum Cum dare coepisset, Enn. ap. Non. 151, 26 (Ann. v. 233 Vahl.); Cato ap. Fest. p. 234 Müll.: nec palmarum pulsus nec portisculi, Laber. ap. Non. 151, 28.—*
- II Trop., guidance, direction: ad loquendum atque ad tacendum tu ut habes portisculum, Plaut. As. 3, 1, 15 (518).
crepitante naucleru [vv. ll. naucleri, nauclerii ] portisculo [v. l. porticulo; gl.: malleo, ]hamure ,helme ,hamell
positisculo [l. portisculo ], malleo
hic portusculus ‥ malleolus in navi cum quo gubernator dat signum nautis
notandum quod porticulus [gl.: ] dicitur maleolus [le martel ,maylet v. l. malleolus ] quo nauta dat signum sociis
hic porticulus,a maylat
a porto ‥ hic porticulus ‥ i. parvus baculus ad portandum habilis
portitorium vel porticulum, baculus lixarum
trunchyn or wardrere , porticulus
a betylle , porticulus, occa, feritorium
PORTI´SCULUSa hammer or truncheon with which, as well as with his voice, the pausarius (=κελευστὴς) regulated the motion of the oars, and made the rowers advance or stop rowing. So Ennius (ap. Non. 151, 26): tonsamque tenentes Parerent, observarent, portisculu‘ signum quum dare coepisset. The pausarius is also called hortator (Plant. Merc. 4.2, 5; cf. Ov. Met. 3.618). His duties and his station in the stern of the ship are thus described by Silius Italicus (Sil. Ital. 6.360): Mediae stat margine puppisQui voce alternos nautarum temperet ictus Et remis dictet sonitum.
[W.S] [G.E.M]A staff or truncheon used by the officer in charge of a ship's crew, to beat time to the song (celeusma) sung by them as they rowed (Plaut. Asin. iii. 1, 14).