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1. calcĭtro, āre, v. n. [1 calx].
- I. Lit., to strike with the heels, to kick, of animals (very rare), Plin. 30, 16, 53, § 149; cf. calcitratus.
- B. Trop, to resist, to be stubborn or refractory: calcitrat, respuit, * Cic. Cael. 15, 36.
- C. Prov.: calcitrare contra stimulum, to kick against the pricks, Amm. 18, 5, 1; Vulg. Act. 9, 5; 26, 14; cf. 1. calx.
- * II. In gen., to strike convulsively with the feet, of one dying, Ov M. 12, 240.
2. calcĭtro, ōnis, m. [1. calcitro].
- I. One who strikes with his heels, a kicker: equus mordax, calcitro, Varr. ap. Non. p. 45, 2 (Sat. Men. 81, 3).
- II. Of men, a boisterous fellow, a blusterer, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 11.