draughts
From LSJ
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
game; P. and V. πεσσοί, οἱ (Plato).
the art of draughts: P. ἡ πεσσευτική (Plato).
play at droughts, v.: P. πεσσεύειν (Plato).
game of draughts, subs.: P. πεσσεία, ἡ (Plato).
draught-player: P. πεσσευτής, ὁ (Plato).
