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χειρο-γάστωρ

cheirogastor · ὁ

one who fills his belly with his hands

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What it meant

χειρο-γάστωρ · cheiro-gastōr — LSJ

one who fills his belly with his hands, lives by handiwork

one who fills his belly with his hands, i.e. lives by handiwork, Hecat. 367 J.: Χειρογάστορες, name of play by Nicopho.

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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