probrachys

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μηδ' εἰς ὀρχηστρίδος εἰσᾴττειν, ἵνα μὴ πρὸς ταῦτα κεχηνὼς μήλῳ βληθεὶς ὑπὸ πορνιδίου τῆς εὐκλείας ἀποθραυσθῇς → and not to dart into the house of a dancing-woman, lest, while gaping after these things, being struck with an apple by a wanton, you should be damaged in your reputation

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

probrăchys: yos, m., = προβραχύς (sc. πούς),
I a metrical foot, consisting of one short and four long syllables (e. g. rĕdūndāvērūnt), Diom. p. 478 P.