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glaebula

glaebula, a little piece of earth, bit of land

glaebŭla (glēb-), ae, f. dim. [glaeba].
  • Prop., a small clod or lump of earth (post-Aug.): frumenta lapillisque carent et glaebulis, quas per trituram fere terrena remittit area, Col. 1, 6, 23; Val. Max. 5, 3, 3 ext.—
  • II Meton.
    • A A little farm, small piece of land: saturabat glaebula talis patrem ipsum turbamque casae, Juv. 14, 166; Ap. Met. 9, 35, 15.—
    • B Of other things, a small piece, little lump: myrrhae, Vitr. 8, 3: nivis, Scrib. Comp. 199: ex metallo, Plin. Ep. 10, 16, 3.

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