cōrycus (cōrĭ-), i, m., = κώρυκος,
a leathern sack filled with sand, flour , etc., by means of which the athletae exercised in the palaestra; only fig.: corycus laterum et vocis meae Bestia, Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26 B. and K., Halm; cf. Klotz and Orell. ad loc.
CO´RYCUS(Κώρυκος: Eth. Κωρύκιος, Κωρυκιώτης). 1. In Lycia, is mentioned in the ...
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cōrycus (cōri-) ī, m , κώρυκος(prop., a sack of sand for athletes), a means of exercise, discipline...
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