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ἕλκ-υσμα

elkusma · τό

that which is drawn

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What it meant

ἕλκ-υσμα · helk-ysma — LSJ

that which is drawn, spun wool

that which is drawn, i.e. spun wool, Hsch. s.v. ἀφρῖνον (pl.).

2 bodies torn

pl., κυνῶν ἑ. bodies torn by dogs, Man. 4.200.

3 dross of silver, drawn off with a hook

= σκωρία, dross of silver, because drawn off with a hook, Dsc. 5.86, Gal. 12.236, Orib. Fr. 90.

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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