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ἔδαφος :
floor, of a ship, Od.
5.249†. (See cut 32.) a, μεσόδμη, mast - box; b, beams running
parallel to c, ἐπηγκενίδες,
gunwale; d, κληῖδες,
row-lock, thole-pin; e, σκαλμοί, part of the gunwale on which the oar rests,
bed of the oar; f, ζυγά,
thwarts (should cross the vessel); g,
θρῆνυς, braces for the
feet; h, ἴκρια,
ribs; i, τρόπις,
keel; k, ἁρμονιαί,
slabs, sustaining the floor; l, ἔδαφος, floor; m, keelson, was
probably not distinguished from i, keel. (See also
plate No. IV., at end of vol.)
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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