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ὀστρακίνδα, played with potsherds

ὀστρᾰκ-ίνδα, Adv.
  • played with potsherds or oyster-shells (the black and white surfaces being analogous to our ‘heads and tailsʼ), [παιδιά] Poll. 9.111, Herm. in Phdr. p.90 A.: with a play on ὀστρακισμός, ὀ. βλέψαι Ar. Eq. 855.

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