καρχήσιον
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English (LSJ)
Dor. καρχ-άσιον [Χᾱ], τό,
A drinking-cup narrower in the middle than at the top and bottom, Sapph.51.3, Pherecyd.13J., Cratin.38, Herodor.16J., S.Fr.660, Callix.3, IG12.265, al., 22.47, 12 (8).51.25 (Imbros, ii B. C.). II mast-head of a ship, through which the halyards worked, ζυγὸν καρχασίου sailyard, Pi.N.5.51, cf. Hp.Art. 43, Luc.Merc.Cond.1 (interpol.), Asclep. Myrl. ap. Ath.11.474f: in pl., E.Hec.1261, Plu.Them.12; cf. sq.--In Epicr.10 there is a play on the double meaning (1 and 11). III triangular instrument used in carpentry, Hsch. IV cage or chamber in a torsion-engine, Ph.Bel.74.15, HeroBel.88.5 (Χαλκ- codd.), Ath.Mech.35.4. V crane for unloading ships, Vitr.10.2.10, 10.16.3.
