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“mill-horse” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

mill-horse
(with the Romans an ass)(with the Romans an ass), asinus molarius (Caio, R.R., 11, 1; Varr., R.R., 1, 19, 3), or molendarius (Paullus, Dig., 33, 7, 18, § 2).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for mill-horse?
The usual Latin words for “mill-horse” are mŏlendārĭus, caium, Paulus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.