ξυλοσοφία
From LSJ
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ξυλοσοφία: ἡ, μωρὰ σοφία, διὰ τὴν ξυλοσοφίαν των πολλοὺς ἐξαπατῆσαν Ἀνών. Φυσιολ. στ. 464, ἐν Annu. etc. VII, σ. 249.
