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English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A dart wrapped with pitch and tow, and thrown while on fire from an engine, Plu.Sull.18.

German (Pape)

[Seite 441] ἡ, Pfeilschleuder; bes. mit Werg umwickelte u. mit Pech bestrichene Brandpfeile, Plut. Sull. 18; vgl. Liv. 21, 8, falarica.