A.drought, Emp.111.6, Hdt.2.13,4.198, Hp.Aph.3.7: in pl., Th.1.23, Isoc.9.14, Plu.Num.13: metaph., ὥσπερ αὐχμός τις τῆς σοφίας drought, dearth of . . , Pl.Men.70c; so perh. “αὐχμὸς τῶν σκευαρίων” Ar.Pl.839.
3. of style, dryness, meagreness, D.H.Dem. 44.
4. thirst, D.Chr.7.152. (Perh. akin to αὖος.)