νόησε δὲ δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς σαίνοντάς τε κύνας, περί τε κτύπος ἦλθε ποδοῖιν → godly Odysseus heard the fawning of dogs, and on top of that came the beat of two feet
P. and V. λοχεία, ἡ (Plato), τόκος, ὁ, or pl. (Plato), V. λοχεύματα, τα, ὠδίς, ἡ, γονή, ἡ.
the pains of childbirth: V. ὠδίς, ἡ, λόχια νοσήματα, τά.
a woman who has just been in childbirth: Ar. and V. λεχώ, ἡ.