βου-στροφηδόν · bou-strophēdon — LSJ
turning like oxen in ploughing
turning like oxen in ploughing; of writing from left to right and right to left alternately, Euph. ap. Harp. ὁ κάτωθεν νόμος, Paus. 5.17.6, Hsch.
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βου-στροφηδόν
boustrophedon
turning like oxen in ploughing
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