σκαπάνη

σκάπτω

A. digging tool, spade, mattock, Alciphr. 3.24, AP 5.239 (Maced.), 9.644 (Agath.); used by athletes for exercise, Theoc. 4.10; cf. σκεπάρνη.
II. spadework, Thphr. HP 2.7.1.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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