Lewis & Short

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faenĭ-sex (fēn-, foen-), ĕcis (faenĭ-sĕca, ae, Pers. 6, 40), m. [faenum, I.; seco].

  1. I. Prop., a mower, Varr. R. R. 1, 49, 2; Col. 2, 17, 4: igitur cornu propter oleum ad crus ligato faenisex incedebat, Plin. 18, 28, 67, § 261.
  2. II. Meton., poet. for countryman, rustic, Pers. 6, 40.