ψευδό-πτωμα · pseudo-ptōma — LSJ
sham, unfair fall
a technical term of wrestlers, sham or unfair fall from which one starts up again and renews the contest, Plu. Comp.Pel.Marc. 1, Sch. Ar. Eq. 568, Macar. 8.88.
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ψευδό-πτωμα
pseudoptoma · τό
sham, unfair fall
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