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μάκελλα

μάκελλα, a pick-axe with one point

μάκελλα [μᾰ], ης, ἡ,
  • mattock, pick, used for digging and breaking up, Il. 21.259, Luc. Hes. 7: metaph., Τροίαν κατασκάψαντα Διὸς μακέλλῃ A. Ag. 526; μ. Ζηνὸς ἐξαναστραφῇ S. Fr. 727, cf. Ar. Av. 1240.

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