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|Definition=ῶνος, ὁ, also ἡ S.''Fr.''549, [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Birds|Av.]]''244, Carc.1, Philostr.''Im.'' 2.6:—<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[hollow]] between hills or banks, [[defile]], [[glen]], h.Merc.95, [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]7.128,129, Ar.l.c. (lyr.); expld. as <b class="b3">οἱ στενοὶ καὶ ἐπιμήκεις ποταμοί</b> Sch. Il.''Oxy.''221 xiv 19.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[channel]], [[trench]], A.''Fr.''167A, [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]2.100,127, X.''An.''2.3.10.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[strait]], Μαιωτικός A.''Pr.''731; <b class="b3">πόντιαι αὐ.</b> sea-[[straits]], [[channels]], S.''Tr.''100 (lyr.).<br><span class="bld">4</span> [[pipe]], [[conduit]], Pl.''Ti.''79a; metaph. of [[windpipe]] or [[duct]], [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[De Partibus Animalium|PA]]''664a27, Gal.''UP''4.14.<br><span class="bld">5</span> [[furrow]] in an elephant's hide, Aret.''SD''2.13.