Lewis & Short

rēĭcŭlus (rējĭcŭlus), a, um, adj. [reicio]; in econom. lang., that is to be rejected, refuse, useless, worthless.

  1. I. Lit.: oves, Cato, R. R. 2, 7; Varr. ap. Non. 168, 2 sq.; id. R. R. 2, 1, 24: vaccae, id. ib. 2, 5, 17: mancipia, Sen. Ep. 47.
  2. * II. Trop.: dies, i. e. spent uselessly, lost, Sen. Brev. Vit. 7, 4; cf. id. Q. N. 7, 32.