σαρκάζω

A. tear fiesh like dogs, Ar. Pax 482, ubi v. Sch.; cf. σαρκοκύων.

2. pluck grass with closed lips, as grazing horses do, Hp. Art. 8.

II. bite the lips in rage, Gal. 19.136: hence, speak bitterly, sneer, εἰρωνεύεσθαι μετ’ ἐπισυρμοῦ τινος Stob. 2.7.11m; σαρκάζων . . καὶ σεσηρώς Ph. 2.597; cf. Sch.Ar. Ra. 966, Eust. 1083.32.