πολλὰ δ' ἄναντα κάταντα πάραντά τε δόχμιά τ' ἦλθον → and ever upward, downward, sideward, and aslant they went
mistress of a house: V. οἰκουρός, ἡ.
of an inn: Ar. πανδοκεύτρια, ἡ, καπηλίς, ἡ.