cava
From LSJ
αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point
αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point
cava cavae N F :: hollow; cage (Ecc)
cava, ae, f., s. cavus.
căva, æ, f. (cavus), fossé : Grom. 217, 1, 10, etc.