noun
prostŏmis
Meaning
- an instrument to hold a horse by the nose
prostŏmis, ĭdis, f., = προστομίς,
I. an instrument to hold a horse by the nose, a barnacle, twitch, beak; trop., a drinkingvessel, Lucil. ap. Non. 1, n. 84 (others read postomis, q. v.).