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† scăpha, ae, f. [ = σκάφη; cf. scabo], a light boat, a skiff (cf.: lembus, cymba): de navi timidae desiluerunt in scapham, Plaut. Rud. prol. 75; 1, 2, 74; 1, 2, 76; 1, 2, 84; 2, 3, 36; 2, 3, 38; Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154; Auct. Her. 1, 11, 19; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 535, 11; Liv. 44, 42: biremis, * Hor. C. 3, 29, 62: piscatoria, Just. 2, 13, 9 et saep.; Vulg. Act. 27, 16.

† scăphē, ēs, f., = σκάφη, a concave sundial, Vitr. 9, 9.

† scăphĭum (scăpĭum), ii, n., = σκάφιον.

  1. I. In gen., a concave vessel or basin in the form of a boat (cf. cymbium), Lucr. 6, 1046; Vitr. 8, 1 med.
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. A drinking-vessel in the form of a boat, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 11; id. Bacch. 1, 1, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37; 2, 4, 24, § 54.
    2. B. A chamber-pot, Mart. 11, 11, 6; Juv. 6, 264; Dig. 34, 2, 27 fin.
    3. C. A concave sundial, Mart. Cap. 6, § 597.
    4. D. The reservoir of a water -clock, Vitr. 9, 8, 5.

scăphŭla, ae, f. dim. [scapha], a little boat or skiff, Veg. Mil. 3, 7; Paul. Nol. Ep. 49, 1.
Used as a bath-tub, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 11, 95; 2, 40, 232.

Scaptēsŭla (Scaptensŭla), ae, f., = Σκαπτησύλη, a town in Thrace, celebrated for its silver mines, Lucr. 6, 810; cf. Fest. p. 330 Müll.

Scaptĭa, ae, f., a very ancient town in Latium, now Passerano, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 68.
Hence, Scaptĭus, a, um, adj., of Scaptia, Scaptian: tribus, Liv. 8, 17 fin.
Hence, Scaptĭensis, e, adj., of the Scaptian tribe: tribules, Suet. Aug. 40.

1. Scăpŭla, ae, m., a Roman surname.

  1. I. A partisan of Pompey, the main instigator of the Spanish war, Auct. B. Hisp. 33; Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 1.
  2. II. A usurer in the time of Cicero, Cic. Quint. 4, 17.
    Hence, Scă-pŭlānus, a, um, adj., named after one Scapula: horti, Cic. Att. 12, 40, 4.

2. scăpŭla, ae, f., a kind of vine, = vennucula, q. v., Plin. 14, 2, 6, § 34.

3. scăpŭla, ae, f., v. scapulae fin.

scăpŭlae, ārum, f., the shoulder-blades, in men and animals.

  1. I. Lit., Cels. 8, 1 med.; Plin. 21, 21, 89, § 155; 30, 14, 43, § 125; Ov. A. A. 3, 273; Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 11, 29, 35, § 107 al.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. The shoulders, back, in gen.: qui saepe ante in nostras scapulas cicatrices indiderunt, have cut me over the shoulders, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 7; 2, 2, 49; id. Cas. 5, 3, 14; id. Ep. 1, 2, 22; id. Poen. 1, 1, 25; id. Pers. 1, 1, 32; id. Trin. 4, 3, 2; id. Truc. 4, 3, 19; Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 26; Sen. Ira, 3, 12, 5: pro scapulis cum dicit Cato, significat pro injuriă verberum. Nam complures leges erant in cives rogatae, quibus sanciebatur poena verberum, etc., Fest. p. 234 Müll.
    2. B. Of inanim. things: machinae, shoulder-pieces, cheeks, Vitr. 10, 3: montium, the higher ridges, Tert. Pall. 2.
    3. C. Sing.: scăpŭla, ae, the shoulder (late Lat.): panem imposuit scapulae ejus, Vulg. Gen. 21, 14; id. Zach. 7, 11.

scăpŭlāni horti, v. Scapula.

† scapus, i, m. [root skap-; Gr. σκήπτω, to prop, σκῆπτρον; Doric, σκᾶπος; cf.: scipio, scamnum, scopus; Engl. shaft], a shaft, stem, stalk, trunk, etc.

  1. I. In gen., Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 5; Col. 9, 4, 4; Plin. 18, 10, 21, § 95; Sen. Ep. 86, 17.
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. A cylinder on which sheets of paper or leaves of papyrus were rolled, Plin. 13, 12, 23, § 77.
    2. B. A sheet of paper: aliquid papyri illinere scapo, Varr. ap. Non. 168, 14.
    3. C. A weaver’s yarn-beam, Lucr. 5, 1353.
    4. D. The shaft of a column, Vitr. 3, 2 sq.
    5. E. The shank of a candlestick, Plin. 34, 3, 6, § 11.
  3. F. The post or newel of a circular staircase, Vitr. 9, 2 fin.
  4. G. The main stile of a door on which it hinged, Vitr. 4, 6.
  5. H. The beam of a balance, Vitr. 10, 8; Fest. s. v. agina, p. 10 Müll.; and s. v. librile, p. 116 ib.
  6. K. = membrum virile, Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 24 fin.; Veg. 5, 14, 17.