small spit, skewer
small spit, skewer, Ar. Ach. 1007, Nu. 178, V. 354, Av. 388, 672, Sotad.Com. 1.10, X. HG 3.3.7, Arist. Pol. 1324b19, PEleph. 5.2 (iii B. C.), etc.
2 spits
pl., spits used as money, Plu. Lys. 17, Fab. 27 ; cf. ὀβολός fin.
3 nail
nail, IG 1(2).313.141 (prob.), 11(2).148.70 (Delos, iii B. C., pl.).
4 subula
= subula, Gloss.
5 bar
window bar, ib. (pl.).
II anything shaped like a spit, blade, the iron head
anything shaped like a spit : the blade of a two-edged sword, Plb. 6.23.7 ; the iron head of the Roman pilum, D.H. 5.46.
III obelisk
obelisk, D.S. 1.46, Str. 17.1.27, Plin. HN 36.64.
IV drainage-conduit
drainage-conduit, οἱ ἐν τοῖς τείχεσιν ὀ. D.S. 19.45, cf. IG 9(1).692.14 (Corc., ii B. C.) ; so perh. περὶ τοῦ πιλῶνος (= πυλῶνος) καὶ τοὐβιλίσκου (= τοῦ ὀβελίσκου) PLond. 2.391.2 (vi A. D.) ; cf. ὀβολίσκος I.