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piscārĭus, a, um, adj. [piscis],

  1. I. of or belonging to fishing or fish, fish-: copia piscaria, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 65: forum piscarium, the fish-market, id. Curc. 4, 1, 13: hamulus, id. Stich. 2, 1, 17.
  2. II. Subst.
    1. A. piscārĭus, ii, m., a fish-monger: nullus in piscariā piscis erat: inter piscarios nemo vendebat, Varr. in Perott. in Cornucop.
    2. B. piscārĭa, ae, f., fish-market, Varr. Fragm. v. supra; Dig. 50, 16, 17.

piscor, ātus, 1, v. dep. n. [piscis], to fish: ut ante suos hortulos piscarentur, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58: piscemur, venemur, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 57: animi laxandi causā piscabatur hamo, Suet. Aug. 83: piscatus est rete aurato, id. Ner. 30: retia in piscando durantia, Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 15: vado piscari, Vulg. Johan. 21, 3.
Prov.: piscari in aëre, to give one’s self useless trouble, to labor in vain, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 86: piscari aureo hamo, to risk more than the game is worth: minima commoda non minimo sectantis discrimine similes aiebat esse aureo hamo piscantibus, cujus abrupti damnum nullā capturā pensari potest, Suet. Aug. 25 fin.