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χαλκ-ορῠχεῖον

chalkorucheion · τό

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What it meant — LSJ

1. χαλκ-ορῠχεῖον · chalk-orycheion

2. χαλκωρῠχ-εῖον · chalkōrych-eion

copper-mine

copper-mine, Thphr. Lap. 25, Str. 17.2.2, Plu. QConv. 2.659c, better written χαλκωρῠχ-ρύχιον, as in PPetr. 3p.320 (iii B. C.), Str. l.c. (v. l.), Plu. l.c. (codd.).

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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