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pŭgil, ĭlis (u scanned long, Prud. Contr. Symm. 2, 516; nom. pugilis, Varr. Sat. Men. 22, 2, p. 116), m. [root pug- in Gr. πύξ, with the fist; cf.: pugna, pugillus, pungo, etc.].

  1. I. One who fights with the cestus, a boxer, pugilist, Gell. 3, 15, 3; Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 40; 2, 23, 55; id. Brut. 69, 243; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 24; Hor. C. 4, 2, 18; 4, 3, 4; id. S. 2, 3, 30; id. A. P. 84; Ov. Am. 3, 2, 54; id. F. 5, 700; Suet. Aug. 45; id. Calig. 18.
  2. * II. Transf.: os pugilis, a hardened, i. e. shameless forehead, Asin. Gall. poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 22.

* pŭgĭlātĭo, ōnis, f. [pugilor], boxing with the cestus, pugilism, Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 38.

pŭgĭlātor, ōris, m. [pugilor], a boxer, pugilist (post-class. for pugil), Arn. 1, 10.

pŭgĭlātōrius, a, um, v. pugillatorius.

pŭgĭlātus, ūs, m. [pugilor], a boxing, fighting with the cestus, pugilism, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 24; id. Capt. 4, 2, 13; Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 82.

* pŭgĭlĭcē, adv. [pugil], like a boxer, i.e. vigorously, stoutly: valere (with athletice), to be as strong as a boxer, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 18.

pŭgillar, āris, v. pugillaris fin.

pŭgillāris, e (pūg-, Juv. 11, 156), adj. [pugillus], of or belonging to the fist or hand, that can be held in the hand: testiculi, Juv. 11, 156: cerae, i. e. writing-tablets, Prud. στεφ. 9, 15; more freq. subst.: pŭgillā-res, ĭum, m. (sc. libelli), writing-tablets, Sen. Ep. 15, 6; 108, 6; Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68; 13, 11, 21, § 69; Plin. Ep. 1, 6, 1; 6, 5, 6; Suet. Aug. 39; sing., Vulg. Luc. 1, 39.
Also pŭgillāria, ĭum, n., Laber. ap. Charis. p. 75 P.; Cat. 42, 4; Gell. 17, 9, 17.
In sing.: pŭgillar, āris, n., a writing-tablet, Aus. Epig. 146.

‡ pŭgillārĭus, ii, m. [pugillares], a maker of writing-tablets, Inscr. Orell. 4270.

pŭgillātor, ōris, m. [pugillares], a messenger, letter-carrier, Sid. Ep. 9, 14.

* pŭgillātōrĭus (pŭgilā-), a, um, adj. [pugillus], of or belonging to the fist: follis, a fist-ball, i. e. a ball which is struck with the fist, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 16.

pŭgillātus, ūs, m. [pugillo], a fighting with the cestus, boxing; in plur., Tert. Spect. 29.

pŭgillo and pŭgillor, v. pugilor.

‡ pŭgillum, i, v. pugillus init.

pŭgillum, δρὰξ χειρός, Gloss. Lat. Gr.), dim. [pugnus], what one can hold in the fist, a handful: lentis pugillus, Cato, R. R. 158; Plin. 20, 22, 89, § 242; Prud. Cath. 10, 152: melior est pugillus cum requie, a very little, Vulg. Eccl. 4, 6.

pŭgĭlor, ātus, 1 (in MSS. also written pŭgillor), v. dep. n. [pugil].

  1. I. To fight with the fist or cestus, to be a boxer, pugilist (post-class.), App. de Deo Socr. p. 53, 33.
    In act. form: pugiles pugilabant, Treb. Gall. 8.
  2. * II. Transf., to strike with the feet, to kick: equus primoribus in me pugilatur unguibus, App. M. 7, p. 195, 11.