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σφενδόνη Lat. funda (the ς being lost), a sling, Il.: metaph., σφενδόνας ἀπʼ εὐμέτρου with well-measured throw, as from a sling, Aesch. the hoop of a ring in which the stone was set as in a sling, esp. the broader part round the stone, as in Lat. funda for pala annuli, Eur., Plat. the stone or bullet of the sling, Xen.; τοιαύταις σφ., of hailstones, Ar.

ShortDef

a sling

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Headword:

σφενδόνη

Headword (normalized):

σφενδόνη

Headword (normalized/stripped):

σφενδονη

IDX:

31875

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n31911

Key:

sfendo/nh

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