Plural of asculus; variant plural form in Latin for small wineskins or leather vessels used in ancient times.
Latin plural form from 'asculus,' diminutive of 'ascus' (leather wine bag). The -a ending is characteristic of Latin neuter plurals. Appears mainly in classical texts discussing ancient containers and vessels.
These were the everyday containers of ancient Rome—ascula would hold wine at dinners—yet the word is so obscure now that few people know what Romans actually carried their drinks in!
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