potus

1.

pōtus, a, um, P. a., from poto.

2.

pōtus, ūs, m. [v. poto], a drinking, a drink, draught.

I.

Lit.

A.

In gen. (class.):

immoderato extumefacta potu atque pastu,

Cic. Div. 1, 29, 60:

medicamentum quod potui datur,

Cels. 2, 13 fin.:

date potui aquam,

id. 3, 6:

medicamentorum potus stomacho inimici,

Plin. 26, 3, 8, § 17:

potum exiguum equis impertiri,

id. 8, 42, 65, § 162:

unguenta in potus addunt,

id. 13, 3, 5, § 25:

olei potu,

id. 8, 10, 10, § 28:

cibus potusque,

Just. 28, 4, 8; Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 122; 11, 37, 66, § 176; 13, 5, 10, § 51; Tac. A. 13, 16; Curt. 7, 5, 16; Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 6.—

B.

In partic., drinking, tippling, toping (post-Aug.):

in potu atque bilaritate,

Plin. 21, 3, 9, § 12: immenso potu impleri, id. 36, 21, 42, § 156.—

II.

Transf., urine (post-Aug.), Plin. 17, 9, 6, § 51.—

B.

A drinking-cup (late Lat.):

Fortunat,

Vitr. S. Rhad. 19.—

C.

A kind of drink, beverage:

ad vini similitudinem,

Amm. 15, 12, 4.