χερνῆτις

A. a woman that spins for daily hire, γυνὴ χ. Il. 12. <*>, Parth. 27.1, Cels. ap. Origenes Cels. 1.28; γρηῢς χ. AP 6.203 (Lacon. or Phil.): abs., ib.9.276 (Crin.), cf. Ael. Fr. 343.