fit for slackening, making supple
fit for slackening or making supple, ἔλαιον σωμάτων χ. Sch. Il. 23.281, cf. Plu. QConv. 2.658e.
2 laxative
laxative, Gal. Sect.Intr. 7; ὁ χ. τρόπος τῆς ἐπιμελείας S.E. P. 2.240.
The corpus record
χαλ-αστικός
chalastikos
fit for slackening
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What it meant — LSJ
Where it came from
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