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χιλός

χιλός, green fodder for cattle, forage, provender

χῑλ-ός ( χειλός, Ael.Dion. Fr. 323 (cf. 397)), ὁ (ἡ Babr. 46.3),
  • green fodder for cattle, esp. for horses and beasts of burden, forage, provender, Hdt. 4.140, X. An. 1.9.27; τὰ δὲ κτήνη πάντα χιλῷ ἔνδον ἐτρέφοντο ib. 4.5.25; of soldiers, λαμβάνειν χιλόν forage, Id. Cyr. 6.3.5; πρὸς χ. διατελέσαι (sc. τὴν ὁδόν) complete a stage for forage, Id. An. 1.5.7; ἵπποις χ. ἐμβαλεῖν, παραβάλλεσθαι (Pass.), Plu. Eum. 9, QConv. 2.678a; ξηρὸς χ. hay, X. An. 4.5.33.
      • 2 later, pasturage, Babr. l.c.

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