λ604Λίσποι
smooths; half-dice
[Meaning] knucklebones sawed through in the middle and bored out. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'smooth tongue', as one that has been rubbed. The Athenians, too, are called as an epithet smooths, because they are,…
Λίσποι· οἱ μέσοι διαπεπρισμένοι ἀστράγαλοι καὶ ἐκτετρημένοι. καὶ λίσπη γλῶσσα, ὡς ἐπιτετριμμένη. λέγονται δὲ καὶ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐπιθετικῶς λίσπαι, διὰ τὸ ναυτικοὺς ὄντας, ἕνεκα τῆς…
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