δοῦπος (cf. κτύπος): any dull, heavy sound, as the
thunder at the gates of a besieged town, ἀμφὶ πύλα_ς ὅμαδος καὶ δοῦπος ὀρώρει
| πύργων βαλλομένων, Il. 9.573; of the din of
battle, compared to the echo of woodmen's axes, Il. 16.635; the roar of
the sea, Od. 5.401; or of a mountain
torrent, Il. 4.455. Cf. δουπέω.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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