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χωστρίς, (shed) protective for earthwork activity

χωστρίς, ίδος, ἡ, (χώννυμι) χελώνη χ. a shed to protect besiegers in
  • filling up the ditch of a town, Plb. 9.41.1, D.H. 9.68 (pl.), Onos. 42.3, Ath.Mech. 18.8, al.; without χελώνη, Ph. Bel. 97.28, Did.ad D. 11.22; χωστρίδες distd. fr. χελῶναι, D.S. 24.1; opp. χελῶναι κριοφόροι, Id. 20.91.

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