ἀπομαγδαλία

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English (LSJ)

or ἀπομαγ-λά, ἡ, (ἀπομάσσω)

   A the crumb or inside of the loaf, on which the Greeks wiped their hands at dinner, and then threw it to the dogs: hence, dog's meat, Ar.Eq.415, Alciphr.3.44, Plu.Lyc.12.