κεντέω τὸν πῶλον περὶ τὴν νύσσαν → of impetuous haste, goad the foal around the turning post
from an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky (rath. perb. a demon. from טוּא, through the idea of dirt to be swept away); mud or clay; figuratively, calamity: clay, dirt, mire.