he works his auger with double thongs
From LSJ
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
διπλοῖν χαλινοῖν τρύπανον κωπηλατεῖ
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