τέρθριος,
ὁ,
A). rope from the end of a sail-yard (
τέρθρον), used for reefing,
Ar. Eq. 440 , cf. Sch. ad loc.;
τ. κάλοι Erot. ,
Gal. 19.145 .
II). τερθρία πνοή, cited from
S. (
Fr. 333 ) in
EM 753.7 , is there expld. by
ὀπισθία, a
stern wind, but perh. rather a
stiff gale requiring the use of
τέρθριοι.