μεσαύχην
From LSJ
ἀκίνδυνοι δ' ἀρεταὶ οὔτε παρ' ἀνδράσιν οὔτ' ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις τίμιαι → but excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships
English (LSJ)
ενος, ὁ,
A bound in the middle of the neck, μεσαύχενας νέκυας, comically for wineskins (ἀσκοί), Ar.Fr.725 (v.l. δεσαύχενας Hsch., Phot., βυσαύχενας Poll.2.135 cod. A).
