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πεντέλιθα, the five stones

πεντέ-λῐθα, τά,
  • the five stones: πεντελίθοις παίζειν, a game played by women, in which five pebbles, potsherds, dice, etc., were tossed from the back of the hand and caught in the palm, jackstones, Ar. Fr. 366.

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