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ὕσπληξ
ὕσπληξ a rope drawn across the racecourse, let down when the runners were to start, the starting-line, Plat., Anth. the snare or gin of a birdcatcher, Theocr. deriv. uncertain

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starting contraption for races

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Headword:
ὕσπληξ
Headword (normalized):
ὕσπληξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
υσπληξ
Intro Text:
ὕσπληξ a rope drawn across the racecourse, let down when the runners were to start, the starting-line, Plat., Anth. the snare or gin of a birdcatcher, Theocr. deriv. uncertain
IDX:
34325
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n34365
Key:
u(/splhgc

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