a carryingpole

vectis, is (acc. vectim, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, 153; abl. vecti, Prisc. p. 766; Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 469), m. [vectigal], a strong pole or bar; esp.,

A lever:

saxa quam maxima possunt vectibus promovent,

Caes. B. C. 2, 11; 3, 40; Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19.—In a trial of strength:

(Pompeius) cum alacribus saltu, cum velocibus cursu, cum validis vecte certabat,

Sall. H. 2, 11 dub. Dietsch N. cr. —

For moving machines, a handspike, Vitr. 6, 9.—

For carrying, a carryingpole, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 571.—

For breaking up or tearing down any thing, a crow, crow-bar:

demoliri signum ac vectibus labefactare conantur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94; Caes. B. C. 2, 11:

cum vecti,

Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 4; Hor. C. 3, 26, 7:

vecte in pectus adacto,

Ov. M. 12, 452.—

For fastening a door, a bar, bolt:

cum ad eum (conjectorem) retulisset quasi ostentum, quod anguis domi vectem circumjectus fuisset: tum esset, inquit, ostentum, si anguem vectis circumplicavisset,

Cic. Div. 2, 28, 62; Verg. A. 7, 609; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 125.

Vectis, is, f., an island south of Britain, now the Isle of Wight, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 130; Suet. Vesp. 4.—Also called Vec-ta, f., Eutr 7, 19.

vectis, is (acc. vectim, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, 153; abl. vecti, Prisc. p. 766; Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 469), m. [vectigal], a strong pole or bar; esp.,

A lever:

saxa quam maxima possunt vectibus promovent,

Caes. B. C. 2, 11; 3, 40; Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19.—In a trial of strength:

(Pompeius) cum alacribus saltu, cum velocibus cursu, cum validis vecte certabat,

Sall. H. 2, 11 dub. Dietsch N. cr. —

For moving machines, a handspike, Vitr. 6, 9.—

For carrying, a carryingpole, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 571.—

For breaking up or tearing down any thing, a crow, crow-bar:

demoliri signum ac vectibus labefactare conantur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94; Caes. B. C. 2, 11:

cum vecti,

Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 4; Hor. C. 3, 26, 7:

vecte in pectus adacto,

Ov. M. 12, 452.—

For fastening a door, a bar, bolt:

cum ad eum (conjectorem) retulisset quasi ostentum, quod anguis domi vectem circumjectus fuisset: tum esset, inquit, ostentum, si anguem vectis circumplicavisset,

Cic. Div. 2, 28, 62; Verg. A. 7, 609; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 125.

Vectis, is, f., an island south of Britain, now the Isle of Wight, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 130; Suet. Vesp. 4.—Also called Vec-ta, f., Eutr 7, 19.