Meaning of scudicia | Babel Free

Definitions

An implement used for breaking up the earth at the base of a plant, possibly a type of pickaxe, mattock, hoe, or spade

declension-1, feminine

Examples

“Scudicia dicta eo, quod circa codicem terram aperiat; et quamvis eius usus in reliquis operibus habeatur, nomen tamen ex codice retinet. hanc alii generaliter fossorium vocant, quasi fovessorium.”

1967 translation by K. D. White The scudicia is so called because it opens the earth around the base (of the plant); and although it is used for other operations, it still retains its name from the base (codex). Others commonly call it a trenching tool, as if the word were derived from fovea (a hole).

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