κ1900Κόγχην
cockle, mussel
[This is what] they call the least part [of something]. Also [attested is the phrase] "worth a cockle/mussel", [meaning] something worth nothing. Also [attested is the proverb] "to open a cockle/mussel", with reference…
Κόγχην· τὸ ἐλάχιστον λέγουσι. καὶ κόγχης ἄξιον, τὸ οὐδενὸς ἄξιον. καὶ κόγχην διελεῖν, ἐπὶ τῶν ῥᾳδίως τι ποιούντων. οἷον, ταὐτόν ἐστι τόδε τῷ κόγχην διελεῖν.
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