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κροαίνω

κροαίνω, to stamp, strike with the hoof

κροαίνω, only pres. part., of a horse,
  • stamp, strike with the hoof, θείῃ πεδίοιο κροαίνων Il. 6.507 (where Sch.A rejects the expl. ἐπιθυμῶν, quoting Archil. 176, cf. κρυαίνω) ; κροαίνοντες πεδίοισι (v.l. -ίοιο) Opp. C. 1.279: abs., Philostr. Im. 1.30: metaph., luxuriate, wanton, of a rhetorician, Id. VS 1.25.7; also πλήκτρῳ λιγυρὸν μέλος κ. striking, Anacreont. 58.6.

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