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A. sharp sound; esp. ring or clang of metal, δεινὴν . . πήληξ βαλλομένη καναχὴν ἔχε Il. 16.105, cf. 794; κ. δ’ ἦν ἡμιόνοιιν loud rang their tramp, Od. 6.82; ὀδόντων μὲν κ. πέλε gnashing of teeth, Il. 19.365, Hes. Sc. 164: pl., ib. 160; κ. [Χαλκ]όκτυπος B. 13.15; Χρυσοῦ κ. S. Ant. 130 (lyr.); κ. αὐλῶν sound of flutes, Pi. P. 10.39 (pl.), B. 2.12, cf. S. Tr. 642 (lyr.); ofthelyre, h.Ap. 185.