παλτός
ή, όν, Subst., τό
A.
brandished, hurled, πῦρ S. Ant. 131 (lyr.).
II.
as Subst. παλτόν, τό, missile, dart, A. Fr. 16; of a light spear used by the Persian cavalry, X. Cyr. 4.3.9, 6.2.16, cf. Arr. Fr. 158 J.; projectile discharged from a catapult, Id. Tact. 43.1.