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plaustrārĭus (plostr-), a, um, adj. [plaustrum, plostrum],

  1. I. of or belonging to a wagon, wagon-: asini, Cato, R. R. 11, 1: juga duo, id. ib. 2.
  2. II. Subst.: plau-strārĭus (plostr-), ii, m.
    1. A. A wagon-maker, wheelwright: plaustrariorum vectigal, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 24.
    2. B. A wagon-driver, wagoner: si Aquiliae actione plaustrarium (al. plostrarium) teneri placet, Dig. 9, 2, 27 fin.

plaustrum (plostrum, Cato, R. R. 2, 10; 62; Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3; cf. Suet. Vesp. 22: plaustra, ae, f., v. infra), i, n. [Sanscr. plavas, ship; prop., that which sways hither and thither; root plu-; Gr. πλέω, πλύνω], a vehicle for carrying heavy loads, a wagon, wain, cart.

  1. I. Lit. (class.): vendat plostrum vetus, Cato, R. R. 2, 7; Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 31: in plaustrum conici, Cic. Div. 1, 27, 57: stridentia plaustra, Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 59; id. M. 2, 177: sicut stridet plaustrum onustum foeno, Vulg. Amos, 2, 13: tecta, id. Num. 7, 3.
    Prov.: plaustrum perculi, I have upset! I am done for! Plaut. Ep. 4, 2, 22.
  2. II. Transf., the constellation Charles’s Wain, the Great Bear (poet.): flexerat obliquo plaustrum temone Bootes, Ov. M. 10, 447; id. P. 4, 10, 39; Amm. 15, 10, 2 (called plaustra Parrhasis, Sid. Carm. 5, 282 sq.).

plostrārĭus, a, um, v. plaustrarius.

plostrum, i, v. plaustrum.