gorytus

gorytus
gōrytos ( -us ) or cōrytos (˘˘, Sid. Carm. 11, 56), i, m., = gôrutos.
I.
A quiver, Verg. A. 10, 169; Ov. Tr. 5, 7, 15; Stat. Th. 4, 269 al.—
II.
An arrow:

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Stat. Th. 7, 660.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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