τύλη

A. = τύλος 1, swelling, callus, esp. a porter's shoulder, which has grown callous from carrying weights, ἔκαμόν γα τὰν τύλαν κακῶς, says the Boeotian laden with his wares, Ar. Ach. 860; ὑπόκυπτε τὰν τύλαν ib.954, v. Sch. ad ll.; τραχήλου τύλα Telecl. 50 (so Dor. acc. τύλαν Dura4 155 (iii A. D.)); of the hump of a camel, Hsch.: also, in pl., blisters on the hands, Id.

2. pad for carrying burdens on, porter's knot, invented by Protagoras, acc. to Arist. Fr. 63.

3. cushion, mattress, Sapph. 50, Eup. 170, Antiph. 214, PTeb. 765.2 (ii B. C.), PLond. 2.402v.15 (ii B. C., prob.), D.S. 13.84, AP 11.14 (Ammian.), 315 (Lucill.), Artem. 5.8, etc. ( = Att. κνέφαλλον acc. to Phryn. 151). [υ prob. in Eup. and Antiph. Il. cc., cf. τυλος: but υ later, AP Il. cc.]