πύνδαξ
ακος, ὁ
A.
bottom of a jar, cup, or other vessel, τὸν πύνδακα εἰσκρούειν knock in the bottom so as to make the cup hold less, a trick of wine-sellers, Pherecr. 105; μέτρῳ τὸν πύνδακα εἰσκεκρουμένῳ μετρεῖν prob. in Thphr. Char. 30.11 (ἐκκεκρ‐ codd., and so ἐκκρουσαμένους τοὺς π. Ar. Fr. 270 codd. Poll.), cf. Arist. Pr. 938a13; bottom of a ship, Mim.Oxy. 413.103.
II.
= λαβή, sword-hilt, S. Fr. 311.