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οὐλοχύται

οὐλοχύται, barley-groats

οὐλο-χύται [ῠ], αἱ, (οὐλαί, χέω)
  • barley-groats or coarsely-ground barley sprinkled over the victim and the altar before a sacrifice (τὰς οὐλοχύτας φέρε δεῦρο.—τοῦτο δʼ ἐστὶ τί;—κριθαί Strato Com. 1.34), οὐλοχύτας ἀνελέσθαι, προβαλέσθαι, Il. 1.449, 458; ἐν δʼ ἔθετʼ οὐλοχύτας κανέῳ Od. 4.761; χέρνιβά τʼ οὐλοχύτας τε κατάρχετο, of the ceremony of sprinkling the barley before sacrifice, 3.445:—also οὐλό-χῠτα, τά, Hsch.

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