βάλανος
βάλανος
deriv. uncertain
an acorn, Lat. glans, the fruit of the φηγός, given to swine, Od.:— any similar fruit, the date, Hdt., Xen.
from similarity of shape, an iron peg, a bolt-pin, Lat. pessulus, passed through the wooden bar (μοχλός) into the door-post, so that the bar could not be removed till the pin was taken out with a hook (βαλανάγρα), Ar., Thuc.
Headword (normalized):
βάλανος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
βαλανος
Intro Text:
βάλανος
deriv. uncertain
an acorn, Lat. glans, the fruit of the φηγός, given to swine, Od.:— any similar fruit, the date, Hdt., Xen.
from similarity of shape, an iron peg, a bolt-pin, Lat. pessulus, passed through the wooden bar (μοχλός) into the door-post, so that the bar could not be removed till the pin was taken out with a hook (βαλανάγρα), Ar., Thuc.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6084
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