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οἰσύπη

οἰσύπη, the grease extracted from sheep’s wool

οἰσύπ-η, ἡ, also οἴσῠπος, ὁ,
  • the grease extracted from sheepʼs wool (οἴσυπος· τὸ ἐκ τῶν οἰσυπηρῶν ἐρίων λίπος Dsc. 2.74, cf. Plin. HN 29.10), οἰσύπῃ (v.l. οἴσπῃ, q. v.) προβάτων Hdt. 4.187; οἰσύπη αἰγός Hp. Mul. 2.195; used for medicinal purposes, Dsc. and Plin. ll.cc.: —freq. confused with οἰσπώτη (q. v.).

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