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Headword:
*xwstri/s
Adler number: chi,451
Translated headword: digging-shed
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A place, in which they used to dig something.
Greek Original:*xwstri/s: to/pos, e)n w(=| ti e)xw/nnuon.
Notes:
During sieges and blockades: see e.g.
Diodorus Siculus 24.1.1.
The headword is used either as a adjective attached to 'tortoise' (
xelw/nh) or by itself.
Keywords: definition; historiography; military affairs; science and technology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 22 March 2006@04:39:28.
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