καρπαία

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A mimic dance of the Thessalians, in which a peasant scuffles with a cattle-stealer, τὴν καρπαίαν . . ἐν τοῖς ὅπλοις ὀρχεῖσθαι X.An.6.1.7, cf. Ath.1.15f:—also κάρπεα, ἡ, Maced., acc. to Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1328] ἡ, sc. ὄρχησις, der Fruchttanz, Xen. An. 5, 9, 7 u. Max. Tyr. 28, 4 beschrieben; Ath. I, 15 f.