κότταβος
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
Headword (normalized):
κότταβος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κοτταβος
Intro Text:
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
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18527
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"key": "ko/ttabos"
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