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puppis , is (acc. rarely puppem, Luc. 3, 545; and 4, 132, acc. to Prisc. p. 758 and 761 P.; abl. puppe, Ov. M. 5, 653; 7, 1; 11, 464 al.; Sil. 14, 525; Stat. Th. 3, 29 et saep.), f. etym. dub..
I. The hinder part of a ship, the stern or poop (where also the helm was placed): “navem convertens ad puppim,” Cic. Att. 13, 21, 3: “surgens a puppi ventus,” astern, right aft, Verg. A. 3, 130: “e puppi,” Curt. 4, 4, 8; Ov. M. 3, 651: “major pars a puppe nantes equos loris trahebat,” Curt. 7, 9, 4: “puppes citae,” Hor. Epod. 9, 20: “sedebamus in puppi et clavum tenebamus,” i. e. I sat at the helm of the ship of State, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 3: “quam ob rem conscende nobiscum. et quidem ad puppim,” id. ib. 12, 25, 5.—
II. Transf.
A. In gen., a ship: “pictae puppes,” Hor. C. 1, 14, 14; Verg. A. 1, 399; id. G. 3, 362; Ov. H. 13, 97.—
B. As a constellation, The Ship, Cic. Arat. 389.— *
C. In comic lang., the back: “puppis Pereunda est probe,” Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 69.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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