stimulus ī, m
STIG-,
a prick, goad
: Parce stimulis, O.: dum te stimulis fodiamus.—Prov.: Advorsum stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks
, T.—In war,
stakes bearing iron hooks buried in the ground
(to impede the enemy), Cs.—Fig.,
a spur, incentive, incitement, stimulus
: animum gloriae stimulis concitare: Omnia pro stimulis
facibusque ciboque furoris Accipit, O.: non
hostili modo odio sed amoris etiam stimulis, L.; cf. acriores
quippe aeris alieni stimulos esse, L.: acrīs
Subiectat lasso stimulos, H.—
A sting, torment, pain
: stimulos doloris contemnere: stimulos in pectore caecos
Condidit, O.