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μάλη

μάλη, the arm-pit

μάλη [ᾰ], ἡ,
  • arm-pit, almost confined to the phrase ὑπὸ μάλης under the arm (cf. Ruf. Onom. 76), esp. as the place for carrying concealed weapons, ξιφίδια ὑπὸ μ. ἔχοντας X. HG 2.3.23; λαβὼν ὑπὸ μ. ἐγχειρίδιον Pl. Grg. 469d, cf. Ptol.Euerg. 3 J.; δόρυ δῆθʼ ὑπὸ μ. ἥκεις ἔχων; Ar. Lys. 985: Com., λαγύνιον ἔχων ὑπὸ μ. Diph. 3.3; also, of fighting-quails, ὑπὸ μ. λαβεῖν Pl. Lg. 789c; κρύπτειν ὑπὸ μ. Luc. Ind. 23 (but ὑπὸ μάλην ἔχειν Gall. 14); ὑπὸ τὴν μ. πατάξας Plb. Fr. 202; παρὰ τὴν μ. ἢ ὑπὸ ζώνην, of a horse, Hippiatr. 26.
      • 2 underhand, secretly, οὐδʼ ὑπὸ μ. ἡ πρόκλησις γέγονεν, ἀλλʼ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ μέσῃ D. 29.12, cf. D.C. 46.23.

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