ξέσμα
From LSJ
ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθ' ἀπόλωλεν, ἐπεὶ πίεν ἁλμυρὸν ὕδωρ → so there he perished, when he had drunk the salt water
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό, (ξέω)
A that which is smoothed or carved: hence, = ξόανον, AP9.328 (pl., Damostr.); v. l. for ξῦσμα in Dsc.2.134. II abrasion, in pl., Jul. Caes.309c. III pl., shavings, filings, M. Ant.8.50, S.E.P.1.129.
