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εἰλίπους

εἰλίπους, rolling in their gait, with rolling walk

εἰλίπους [ῐ], ὁ, ἡ, πουν, τό, gen. ποδος· (εἴλω, πούς):—
  • rolling in their gait, in Hom. (only in dat. and acc. pl., Il. 6.424, 9.466) as epith. of oxen, which bring round their hind legs with a circling or rolling motion, cf. Hp. Art. 8; εἰλίποδες, abs., for oxen or kine, Theoc. 25.131; also of women, having a rolling gait, Eup. 161; also expld. sens. obsc., Anacr. 164, cf. Paus.Gr. Fr. 154; cf. ἀνελλίπους.

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