caestus
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| —n , pl -tus, -tuses | |
| (in classical Roman boxing) a pugilist's gauntlet of bull's hide loaded or studded with metal | |
| [C18: from Latin caestus, probably from caedere to strike, slay] | |
| caestus or caestus2 | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Latin caestus, probably from caedere to strike, slay] | |
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