Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Canthus

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

CANTHUS (ἐπίδωτρον). The tire of a wheel; a hoop of iron or bronze fastened on to the felloe, to preserve the wood from abrasion. (Quint. i. 5. 8.) The Greek name occurs in Homer (Il. v. 725.); the Latin one, though used by Persius (Sat. v. 71.), is noted as a barbarism by Quintilian (l. c.), who considers it to be a Spanish, or an African word.