τίλσις

εως, ἡ
A. plucking out, τριχῶν τίλσεις Arist. EN 1148b27 pulling up, τοῦ χόρτου PLond. 1.113(3).7 (vi A.D.).
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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