δοχμόομαι

A. turn sideways, δοχμωθείς, of a boar turning himself to whet his tusks or rip up his enemy, Hes. Sc. 389; of Hermes turning himself to dart through the keyhole, h.Merc. 146.—Later in aor. Act. δόχμωσε, Med. δοχμώσατο, Nonn. D. 42.193, 37.254.