A.sharp-pointed, “ἆλτο δ᾽ ὀϊστὸς ὀξυβελής” Il.4.126 ; ὀ. χαῖται, of the porcupine's bristles, Emp.83.2 ; “ἥλιος” Id.40 ; “νῶτα καράβου” Opp.H.2.346 : metaph., πόθος ὀ. ib.4.41 : in Prose, of a lancet, “τὸ -ές” Gal.12.413.
II. shooting sharp-pointed, and therefore swift, missiles, ὀ. [ὄργανα], opp. λιθοβολικά, Ph.Bel.54.49 ; ὀξυβελής, ὁ, with and without καταπέλτης, an engine for throwing sharp-pointed bolts, opp. πετροβόλος, D.S.20.85,86 ; so ὀξυβελικόν (sc. ὄργανον), τό, ib.75, etc.
