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porcŭla, ae, f. dim. [porca], a little sow, v. l. for porcella, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 68.

* porcŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. [porculus], swinebreeding, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 13.

porcŭlātor, ōris, m. [porculus], one who rears young swine, a swine-breeder, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 1; Col. 1 praef. § 26; 7, 9, 12.

porcŭlētum, i, n. [porca, II.], a field divided into beds, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 171.

porcŭlus, i, m. dim. [porcus].

  1. I. Lit., a young swine, young pig, a porker, porkling, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 36; id. Rud. 4, 4, 126; Gell. 4, 11, 6.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Porculus marinus, a sea-hog, porpoise, Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 45.
    2. B. A hook in a wine- or oil-press, Cato, R. R. 19, 2.

porcus, i, m. [cf. Gr. πόρκος, Varr. L. L. 5, § 97 Müll.; Umbr. purka, O. H. Germ. farah].

  1. I. Lit., a tame swine, a hog, pig: sunt domi agni, et porci sacres, Plaut. Rud. 4, 6, 4: villa abundat porco, haedo, agno, gallinā, etc., Cic. Sen. 16, 56; Mart. 8, 22, 1: Scrofa alat suos porcos, her pigs, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 13: porcus femina, a female swine, sow, Cato, R. R. 134; Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57.
    Of a glutton, as a term of reproach, hog, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 16; Cat. 39, 11.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Porcus marinus, the sea-hog, porpoise, Plin. 32, 5, 19, § 56; also called simply porcus, id. 32, 2, 9, § 19.
    2. B. = pudendum muliebre, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 10.
    3. C. Caput porci, in milit. lang., a wedge-shaped order of battle, Amm. 17, 13; cf. porcinus, II.