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ἄσκωμα, the leather padding of the hole which served for the rowlock

ἄσκωμα, ατος, τό, (ἀσκός)
  • leather padding or lining of the hole which served for the rowlock, Ar. Ach. 97, Ra. 364.
      • 2 any swelling, such as on the female breast, Ruf. Onom. 92, cf. Poll. 2.163.
      • 3 leathern bellows, Apollod. Poliorc. 153.3:—Dim. ἀσκωμ-άτιον, τό, Hero Spir. 1.39.

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