nounulmĭtrĭbaVLMITRIBA☆ KeepMeaningone that wears out elmsLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ULMITRIBALEWIS & SHORTULMITRIBAulmĭtrĭba, ae, m. vox hibrida, from ulmus and τρίβω, tero, an elm-rubber, i. e. I. one that wears out elms, is often beaten with elm-rods, a term of abuse, Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 7; cf. ulmus.Read the whole entry