piscina

piscīna, ae, f. [piscis], a pond in which fish are kept, a fish-pond.

I.

Lit.:

piscinarum genera sunt duo, dulcium et salsarum,

Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 2; 3, 3, 2; 5; 10; Col. 1, 6, 21; 8, 17:

in piscinam rete qui parat,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 12; Cic. Par. 5, 2, 38; id. Att. 2, 1, 7.—Esp.,

2.

Piscina publica, the public fish-pond at the Porta Capena:

praetores tribunalia ad Piscinam publicam posuerunt,

Liv. 23, 32, 4; cf. Fest. infra, II. A. —

II.

Transf. (post-Aug.).

A.

A pond for bathing or swimming, whether of warm or cold water; a basin, pool, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 23:

cohaeret calida piscina, ex quā natantes mare aspiciunt,

id. ib. 2, 17, 11; Sen. Ep. 86, 5; Suet. Ner. 27; Lampr. Elag. 19;

piscinam peto, non licet natare,

Mart. 3, 44, 13; Vulg. Cant. 7, 4; id. Johan. 5, 2:

piscinae publicae hodieque nomen manet, ipsa non exstat, ad quam et natatum et exercitationis alioqui causā veniebat populus,

Fest. p. 213 Müll.—Of a pond where cattle might bathe and drink:

piscinae pecoribus instruantur,

Col. 1, 5, 2; 1, 6, 21.—

B.

A flood-gate, sluice, lock, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53.—

C.

A cistern, tank, reservoir:

piscinae ligneae,

Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 123:

Probatica piscina,

Vulg. Johan. 5, 2.