ἐπίσφαιρα

ων, τά
A. boxing-gloves used in the σφαιρομαχία, to deaden the blows, Plu. 2.825e ; so μάχαιραι μετ’ ἐπισφαίρων swords tipped with buttons, like foils, Plb. 10.20.3.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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