γαιόσακκος

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ἆρ' ἐς τὸ κάλλος ἐκκεκώφηται ξίφη → can it be that her beauty has blunted their swords, can it be that their swords are blunted at the sight of her beauty

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Greek Monolingual

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σάκκος γεμάτος άμμο που χρησιμοποιείται σε οχυρώσεις.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < γαιο- < γαία + σάκκος. Η λ. μαρτυρείται από το 1847 στον Γρηγ. Χαντσερή].