Lewis & Short

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sufflāmen, ĭnis, n. [sufflo], a clog, break, drag-chain, to check the motion of a wheel.

  1. I. Lit.: rotam astringit multo sufflamine, Juv. 8, 148: tardat sufflamine currum, Prud. Psych. 417.
  2. II. Trop., a clog, hinderance, impediment (post-class.): nec res atteritur longo sufflamine litis, Juv. 16, 50; Inscr. Grut. 180, 3.