πρόχωσις
From LSJ
ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A promontory, embankment, mole, Aristid.Or.46 (3).17, Philostr.VS2.23.3.
German (Pape)
[Seite 800] ἡ, das Vordämmen, Sp., wie Plut. fac. orb. lun. 26.