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λαχαίνω

λαχαίνω, to dig

λᾰχαίνω, (from λαχάν-yω, cf. λάχανον)
  • dig, μεγάλην ἐλάχαινε . . . τάφρον Mosch. 4.96, cf. Opp. H. 3.121; κρῆναι ἃς ἐλάχηνεν A.R. 3.222; λαχαινέμεν ἔργα σιδήρου dig iron mines, Call. Fr. 305 [701 Pf.]; σκαπανῇ λ. αἶαν Orph. Fr. 280 (prob.).

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