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Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain

Sophocles, Antigone, 221-2

Greek Monolingual

και ματσούχα, η (Μ ματσούκα)
χοντρό ρόπαλο που καταλήγει σε σφαιροειδή όγκο, χοντρό ραβδί, μπαστούνι («θα αρπάξω καμιά ματσούκα να δεις»
μσν.
μτφ. πέος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < βεν. mazzoca < μσν. λατ. maxuca].