παυσικάπη

κάπτω

A. projecting collar worn by slaves while grinding corn or kneading bread, to prevent them from eating any of the ἄλφιτα, Ar. Fr. 302, cf. Ael. Dion.Fr. 276 ; also by animals, Suid.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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