ἐκκοκκίζω · ekkokkizō — LSJ
take out kernels or seeds, e.g. from pomegranates, Apollon. ap. Gal. 12.649 : hence metaph., οὐσίδιον..ἐξεκόκκισα Nicom.Com. 3; ἐ. σφυρόν put out oneʼs ankle, Ar. Ach. 1179; ἐ. τὰς τρίχας pluck out the hair, Id. Lys. 448; ἐ. τὸ γῆρας drive away old age, ib. 364; ἐ. τὰς πόλεις sack, gut the cities, Id. Pax 63.