κνημιδοφόρος
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
English (LSJ)
ον,
A wearing greaves, Hdt.7.92:—also κνημ-ῑδωτός, ή, όν, Gloss.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1460] Beinschienen tragend, Her. 7, 92.