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ăbactor, ōris, m. [abigo], = abigeus and abigeator, one who drives off, a driver off (late Latin): pecorum, Firm. Astr. 6, 31; cf. Isid. Orig. 10, 14; and boum, Min. Fel. O-ct. 5; and absol., a cuttle-stealer or thief, App. M. 7, p. 199 med. Elm.; Paul. Sent. ō, 18, 1.

1. ăbactus, a, um, Part. of abigo, q. v.

* 2. ăbactus, ūs, m. [abigo], a driving away, robbing (of cattle, vessels, etc.), Plin. Pan. 20, 4.

* ăbăcŭlus, i, m. dim. [abacus], a small cube or tile of colored glass for making ornamental pavements, the Gr. ὺβυκίσκος, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 199.

† ăbăcus, i (according to Prisc. 752 P. also ăbax, ăcis; cf. id. p. 688), m., = ἄβαξ, ᾰκος, prop. a square tublet; hence, in partic.,

  1. I. A sideboard, the top of which was made of marble, sometimes of silver, gold, or other precious material, chiefly used for the display of gold and silver vessels, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35; 2, 4, 25, § 57; id. Tusc. 5, 21, 61; Varr. L. L. 9, § 46 Müll.; Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 14; Juv. 3, 2-0-4: perh. also called mensae Delphicae, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 59 init. Zumpt; Mart. 12, 67. Accord. to Liv. 39, 6, 7, and Plin. 34, 3, 8, § 14, Cn. Manlius Vulso flrst brought them from Asia to Rome, B.C. 187, in his triumph over the Galatae; cf. Becker, Gall. 2, p. 258 (2d edit.).
  2. II. A gaming-board, divided into compurtments, for playing with dice or counters, Suet. Ner. 22; Macr. S. 1, 5.
  3. III. A counting-table, covered with sand or dust, and used for arithmetical computation, Pers. 1, 131; App. Mag. p. 284; cf. Becker, Gall. 2, p. 65.
  4. IV. A wooden tray, Cato, R. R. 10, 4.
  5. V. A painted panel or square compariment in the wall or ceiling of a chamber, Vitr. 7, 3, 10; Plin. 33, 12, 56, § 159; 35, 1, 1, § 3, and 35, 6, 13, § 32.
  6. VI. In architecture, a fiat, square stone on the top of a column, immediately under the architrare, Vitr. 3, 5, 5 sq.; 4, 1, 11 sq.

ăb-ĭgo, ēgi, actum, 3, v. a. [ago], to drive away.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: abigam jam ego illum advenientem ab aedibus, I will drive him away as soon as he comes, Plaut. Am. prol. 150: jam hic me abegerit suo odio, he will soon drive me away, id. As. 2, 4, 40; so Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 47; Varr. R. R. 2, 1; Cic. de Or. 2, 60 al.: uxorem post divortium, to remove from the house, Suet. Tib. 7.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. To drive away cattle: familias abripuerunt, pecus abegerunt, Cic. Pis. 34; so id. Verr. 2, 1, 10; 3, 23; Liv. 1, 7, 4; 4, 21; Curt. 5, 13 al.
      2. 2. Medic. t. t.
        1. a. To remove a disease: febres, Plin. 25, 9, 59, § 106; 30, 11, 30 fin.: venenatorum morsus, id. 20, 5, 19.
        2. b. To force birth, procure abortion: partum medicamentis, Cic. Clu. 11; so Plin. 14, 18, 22; Tac. A. 14, 63; Suet. Dom. 22 al.
  2. II. Trop., to drive away an evil, get rid of a nuisance: pestem a me, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 50 Vahl.): lassitudinem abs te, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 3: curas, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 19: pauperiem epulis regum, id. S. 2, 2, 44 al.
    Hence, ăbactus, a, um, P. a.
    1. A. Of magistrates, driven away, forced to resign their office, Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll.
    2. B. Abacta nox, i. q. finita, finished, passed, Verg. A. 8, 407.
    3. C. Abacti oculi, poet., deep, sunken, Stat. Th. 1, 104.