οὐλοχύται
From LSJ
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], αἱ, (οὐλαί, χέω)
A barley-groats or coarsely-ground barley sprinkled over the victim and the altar before a sacrifice (τὰς οὐλοχύτας φέρε δεῦρο.—τοῦτο δ' ἐστὶ τί;—κριθαί Strato Com.1.34), οὐλοχύτας ἀνελέσθαι, προβαλέσθαι, Il.1.449,458; ἐν δ' ἔθετ' οὐλοχύτας κανέῳ Od.4.761; χέρνιβά τ' οὐλοχύτας τε κατάρχετο, of the ceremony of sprinkling the barley before sacrifice, 3.445:—also οὐλό-χῠτα, τά, Hsch.
