2.a reed, used as an arrow or javelin, Batr., Ar.
II.a place where rushes grow, a rushbed, Od., Pind.
III.a rush-rope, and generally, a rope, cord, Orac. ap. Hdt.
2.a fence round a garden, Anth.
IV.a land-measure, = 2 Persian parasangs, = 60 stades, Hdt.