Cadus, Genus vasis vinarij. Col. A wine vessell: a pipe: a measure equall with Metretes. Cadus temeti. Horat. A pipe of wine.Ahenus cadus.Virg. Fragiles cadi. Ouid.Fumosus cadus.Ouid.Potus cadus. Horat. Drunke vp.Siccati cadi. Horat. Drunke vp.Versus cadus. Horat. Onerare vina cadìs.Virg.To put wine in plpes.Parcere cadis. Horat. To spare wine.Cæbus.An ape with a taile: a monkey.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
cădus, i (gen. plur. cadūm, v. II. infra), m., = ka/dos [Slav. kad, kadĭ; Serv. kada; Magyar, kád; Rouman. Kadŭ]. I.Lit., a large vessel for containing liquids, esp. wine; a bottle, jar, jug; mostly of earthen-ware, but sometimes of stone, Plin. 36, 22, 43, 158; or even of metal, Verg. A. 6, 228. A.A wine-jar, wine-flask: cadi = vasa, quibus vina conduntur, Non. p. 544, 11: cadus erat vini: inde implevi hirneam, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 273; so id. As. 3, 3, 34; id. Aul. 3, 6, 35; id. Mil. 3, 2, 36; 3, 2, 37; id. Poen. 1, 2, 47; id. Stich. 3, 1, 24: cadum capite sistere,
to upset
, id. Mil. 3, 2, 36: vertere, id. Stich. 5, 4, 39; 5, 4, 1: vina bonus quae deinde cadis onerarat Acestes, Verg. A. 1, 195: fragiles, Ov. M. 12, 243.—Hence poet., wine: Chius, Tib. 2, 1, 28; Hor. C. 3, 19, 5: nec Parce cadis tibi destinatis, id. ib. 2, 7, 20; 3, 14, 18.—B. For other uses: for containing honey, Mart. 1, 56, 10; oil, id. 1, 44, 8; hence, olearii,
oil-jars
, Plin. 18, 30, 73, 307; for fruits, id. ib.; figs, id. 15, 19, 21, 82; aloes, id. 27, 4, 5, 14; cf. id. 16, 8, 13, 34.—As a money-pot, Mart. 6, 27, 6; also = urna, a funeral urn: aënus, Verg. A. 6, 228 Heyne.—II.Transf., a measure for liquids (in this sense, gen. plur. cadum, Lucil. and Varr. ap. Non. p. 544, 13 and 16; Plin. 14, 14, 17, 96); syn. with amphora Attica (usu. = 1 1/2 amphorae, or 3 urnae, or 4 1/2 modii, or 12 congii, or 72 sextarii), Rhemn. Fann. Ponder. 84; Plin. 14, 15, 17, 96 sq.; Isid. Orig. 16, 26, 13.