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μυστιλάομαι, to sop bread in soup

μυστῑλ-άομαι,
  • sop bread in soup or gravy and eat it, ὦ πλεῖστα . . μεμυστιλημένοι . . ἐπʼ ὀλιγίστοις ἀλφίτοις Ar. Pl. 627; ἐμυστιλᾶτο τοῦ ζωμοῦ Luc. Lex. 5: metaph., ἀμφοῖν χειροῖν μυστιλᾶται τῶν δημοσίων he scoops up public money, Ar. Eq. 827 (anap.):—as Pass., μυστίλας μεμυστιλημένας scooped out, ib. 1168.

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