portisculus
portiscŭlus, i, m.
- 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).
portisculus, ī, m., der Hammer des Rudermeisters, womit er den Takt schlägt, damit die Ruderer die Ruder gleichzeitig in die Höhe ziehen und herabstoßen und so im Takte rudern, Enn. ann. 228. Laber. com. 53. Cato oratt. 63. Fronto de fer. Als. 3. p. 224, 14 N. – im Bilde, ad loquendum atque tacendum habere portisculum, die Direktion, Plaut. asin. 516 (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
portiscŭlus, (15) ī, m. , bâton avec lequel le chef des rameurs marquait le rythme : Enn. Ann. 228 ; Fest. 234 ; [fig.] Pl. As. 520.
PORTISCULUS
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]Portiscŭlus
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).