Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Pilicrepus

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

PILI'CREPUS (Sen. Ep. 56). The correct meaning of this word is doubtful; but it is supposed to designate one who played a game at ball of the same nature as our tennis.