πέταχνον
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
τό, (πετάννυμι)
A broad flat cup, Alex.59, prob. in Ostr.Bodl.i318 (ii/i B.C.) ; cf. πέτακνον:—hence πεταχνόομαι, drink from πέταχνα, drink deep, Ar.Fr.288 (ap.Phot., cf. Hsch. s.v. πεταλοῦνται; πεταχνεῦται codd. Ath.).
