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|lshtext=<b>pyrgus</b>: i, m., = [[πύργος]],><br /><b>I</b> a [[little]] [[wooden]] [[tower]] on the [[side]] of a gaming-[[board]], [[hollow]] and having steps [[inside]], [[through]] [[which]] the [[dice]] were thrown [[upon]] the [[board]] ([[pure]] Lat. [[turricula]]), Sid. Ep. 8, 12 (in Hor. S. 2, 7, 17, called [[phimus]]; v. [[phimus]]).
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