I.with sounding feet, noisy-footed (poet.): “turba (in Isidis sacris),” Grat. Cyn. 43.—As subst., noisy-foot, i. e. a horse, a prancer, steed: “fremit aequore toto Insultans sonipes et pressis pugnat habenis,” Verg. A. 11, 600; Cat. 63, 41; Sil. 1, 222; Val. Fl. 3, 334; Stat. Th. 5, 3 al. (in Cic., sonipedes is cited as an example of a fourth pæon, de Or. 3, 47, 183).
sŏnĭ-pēs (sŏnŭpēs ), pĕdis, adj. sonus,
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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