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noun

serpĕrastra

gen. serpĕrastrōrum · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(), perh. from serpo - rastrum, creepingsplints
knee-splints; knee-bandages
knee-splints or knee-bandages for straightening the crooked legs of children. *
pueris in geniculis alligare, Varr. L. L. 9, § 11 Müll.—* literal •
Lit.: pueris in geniculis alligare, Varr. L. L. 9, § 11 Müll.—*
humorously of officers, who hold the soldiers in check: de serperastris… by extension •
Transf., humorously of officers, who hold the soldiers in check: de serperastris cohortis meae nihil est quod doleas, Cic. Att. 7, 3, 8.
Perseus ID: n43893 Key: serperastra