iaculus

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1)  that is thrown

Noun

 * 1) a serpent that darts from a tree onto its prey
 * 2)  lasso; sling or noose thrown over the horns of oxen
 * 3) * L. Iunii Moderati Columellae de re rustica libri (lib. 6, cap. 2, sect. 4); in: Scriptores rei rusticae veteres latini Cato, Varro, Columella, Palladius[.] Quibus nunc accedit Vegetius de mulo-medicina et Gargilii Martialis fragmentum cum editionibus prope omnibus et MSS. pluribus collati[.] Adiectae notae virorum clariss. integrae tum editae tum ineditae et lexicon rei rusticae curante Io. Matthia Gesnero [Nom. Io. Matthias Gesnerus], 1735, p. 572:
 * Sed iaculi, quibus capulantur, [...]
 * Note: In some other editions this is: "Sed laquei, quibus capulantur [...]".
 * Note: In some other editions this is: "Sed laquei, quibus capulantur [...]".