ε588Ἐκποκιῶ
I will de-fleece
[Meaning] I will pull out the hairs. Aristophanes [writes]: "I will de-fleece the fleece from you." In reference to female hairs for the most part. He is alluding to the etymology of 'fleece'. But Lycophron [sc. uses it…
Ἐκποκιῶ· τὰς τρίχας ἐκσπάσω. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἐκποκιῶ σου τὰς ποκάδας. ἐπὶ γυναικείων τριχῶν ὡς τὸ πολύ. παρετυμολογεῖ δὲ τὸν πόκον. Λυκόφρων δὲ ἁπλῶς τὰς τρίχας. ἐμπλοκὴ δέ τις…
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