halter
From LSJ
λέγεται δὲ καὶ κλῶνας αὐτῆς θύραις ἢ θυρίσι προστεθέντας ἀποκρούειν τὰς τῶν φαρμάκων κακουργίας → its branches attached to doors or windows are said to repel the evil of spells
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
noose for hanging: P. and V. βρόχος, ὁ, V. αἰώρα, ἡ, ἀρτανή, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
halter: ēris, m., = ἁλτήρ, in gymnastics,
I leaden weights held in the hands in leaping exercises, to add to the impetus of the body, the dumb-bells of modern gymnastics, Mart. 14, 49, 1; 7, 67, 6 (pure Lat. manipuli, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 2, 38).
