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poena cullei

poena cullei noun: a form of execution in Ancient Rome consisting of being sewn up in a sack, sometimes with live animals, and then being thrown into water.

Noun

poena cullei (uncountable)

  1. A form of execution in Ancient Rome consisting of being sewn up in a sack, sometimes with live animals, and then being thrown into water.

Origin of poena cullei

From Latin poena culleī (literally “punishment of the sack”).

Questions about poena cullei

What does poena cullei mean?
Poena cullei means a form of execution in Ancient Rome consisting of being sewn up in a sack, sometimes with live animals, and then being thrown into water.
What part of speech is poena cullei?
Poena cullei is a noun.

Words near poena cullei in the dictionary

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  2. poemlets
  3. poemlike
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  8. poenamu
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