Lewis & Short

lŭpātus, a, um, adj. [lupus], furnished with wolf’s teeth, i. e. iron prickles shaped like a wolf’s teeth.

  1. I. Adj.: Gallia nec lupatis Temperet ora frenis, curbs studded with jagged points, Hor. C. 1, 8, 6.
  2. II. Subst. (sc. freni or frena): lŭpāti, ōrum, m., and lŭpāta, ōrum, n., a curb armed with sharp teeth: equus adeo sprevit lupatos, ut, etc., Sol. 45: duris parere lupatis, Verg. G. 3, 208: asper equus duris contunditur ora lupatis, Ov. Am. 1, 2, 15: aurea lupata, Mart. 1, 105, 4.