θερμαστρίς · thermastris — LSJ
tongs, pincers, pliers
tongs used by smiths to take hold of hot metal, Hsch.: generally, pincers, pliers, Arist. l.c.
2 a violent dance, tong-fashion
metaph., a violent dance, in which the legs were crossed tong-fashion, Poll. 4.102, Ath. 14.630a, Hsch. (θερμαυστρίς codd. Poll., θαυμαστρεις cod. A Ath., θέρμαστρις Hsch.); cf. θερμαυστρίζω.
II spike, clamp
spike, clamp, Ath.Mech. 34.4.
III
= θερμαντήρ, τὰς θερμάστρεις LXX Il.cc.; θερμαυστρίς and θερμαστρίς Poll. 10.66; acc. θέρμαυστριν (prob. in this signf.) Eup. 228: in IG and Roussel ll. cc. the signf. may be I.1 or III. (In signf. I prob. fr. θερμός, αὔω (A), cf. ἐξ-αύω: but the origin of signf. III and the form -αστρ- is not clear.)