"equuleus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: equulei [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -uleus Latin equuleuslbor. English equuleus Learned borrowing from Latin equuleus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:lbor|la:equuleus|id=rack|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -uleus Latin equuleuslbor. English equuleus, {{lbor|en|la|equuleus}} Learned borrowing from Latin equuleus Head templates: {{en-noun|equulei}} equuleus (plural equulei)
  1. (historical) An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-equuleus-en-noun-gg~P5U3q Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 73 16 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 90 6 4

Inflected forms

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