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κότταβος κόττᾰβος, ὁ, the cottabus, a Sicilian game, much in vogue at Athens. Each person threw the wine left in his cup, so as to fall in a metal basin; if the whole fell with a clear sound, it was a good sign. But the game was played in various ways. deriv. uncertain

ShortDef

the cottabus

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Headword:

κότταβος

Headword (normalized):

κότταβος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κοτταβος

IDX:

18509

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18527

Key:

ko/ttabos

Data

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