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χόανος

χόανος, a melting-pot

χόᾰν-ος, ὁ, (χέω)
  • hollow in which metal was placed for melting, melting-pot, from which it was run into the mould, φῦσαι δʼ ἐν χοάνοισιν . . ἐφύσων Il. 18.470; κασσίτερος . . ἐν εὑτρήτοις χοάνοισιν θαλφθείς Hes. Th. 863, cf. Emp. 96.1, Hp. Cord. 8, A.R. 3.1299.
      • 2 poet. for λίγδος II, mould for casting metal in, Anacr. 116.
    • II = χοάνη I, funnel, Hp. Cord. 2 (χῶνος, as in PLeid.X. 29B., Hsch.).

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