κόχλιας
τἄλλαι ... γυναῖκες ... ἀπήλαἁν τὼς ἄνδρας ἀπὸ τῶν ὑσσάκων → the other women diverted the men from their vaginas
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ, (κόχλος)
A snail with a spiral shell, Batr.165, Achae.42, Phily Il.21, etc.; ἀπιστότερος εἶ τῶν κοχλιῶν, for they shrink into their shells on the least alarm, Anaxil.34, cf. Arist.HA523b11, 527b35; ὥσπερ κ. σεμνῶς ἐπηρκὼς τὰς ὀφρῦς Amphis 13.3; βολβός, κτείς (codd. τις), κοχλίας Theoc.14.17; κοχλιῶν ἀγγεῖα PSI6.553.11 (iii B. C.). II anything twisted spirally, 1 automaton in form of snail, Democh.4 J. 2 reel, spool, roller, Bito 47.4, Gp.8.29. 3 screw, Bito 58.10; esp. for raising water, screw of Archimedes, Moschioap.Ath.5.208f, Str.17.1.30,52, D.S.1.34, 5.37, PLond.3.1177.73 (ii A. D.). 4 spiral stair, διὰ κοχλίου τὴν ἀνάβασιν ἔχει Str.17.1.10, Procop.Pers.1.24. 5 part of surgical machine, Orib.49.20.6.
