κοβαλεία
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A impudent knavery, Din.Fr.6.8.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1464] ἡ, Possenreißerei, Koboldsstreich, schmeichlerisches u. betrügerisches Wesen, Din. bei Harpocr.; vgl. B. A. 190. 272.