ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)
Ar. and P. τρῆμα, τό.
joint: V. ἁρμός, ὁ.
rattle: P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ.
rattle: P. and . V. ψοφεῖν.