Lewis & Short

1. sūbŭlo, ōnis, m.

  1. I. A flute-player, the Tuscan name for tibicen: subulo Tusce tibicen dicitur. Itaque Ennius: Subulo quondam marinas propter astabat plagas, Fest. p. 309 Müll.; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 35 ib. (Sat. v. 41 Vahl.).
  2. II. A kind of hart with pointed horns, Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 213; 28, 17, 67, § 231.
  3. III. Perh. i. q. paedico, Aus. Epigr. 70.