ἑλκ-υστήρ · helk-ystēr — LSJ
instrument for drawing, crochet, a rein
instrument for drawing: surgeonʼs crochet, Hp. Mul. 1.70; a rein, Sch. Il. 16.475, Hsch. s.v. ῥυτήρ.
II of dragging
as Adj., ἑ. πόνος toil of dragging, Opp. H. 5.20.
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ἑλκ-υστήρ
elkuster · ὁ
instrument for drawing
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