The Sportsman by Xenophon
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[6] {spithame}, a span (dodrans) = 7 1/2 inches. Herod. ii. 106;
{trispithamos}, Hes. "Op." 424; Plat. "Alc." i. 126 C; Aristot. "H. A." viii. 28. 5; Polyb. v. 3-6. [7] {to megethos}. [8] Or, "eight fingers' breadth +" = 6 inches +. {palaiste} or {palaste}, a palm or four fingers' breadth = 3 inches +. [9] {tous brokhous}, a purse or tunnel arrangement with slip loop. [10] Reading {upheisthosan de oi peridromoi anammatoi}. Lit. "the cords that run round should be inserted without knots." See Pollux, v. 28 foll. [11] Lit. "2, 4, 5 fathoms; 10, 20, 30 fathoms." [12] {akroleniois}, elbows, Pollux, v. 29; al. {akroliniois}, L. & S., "on the edges or borders." [13] {mastous}, al. "tufts." [14] {skhalides}, forks or net props. Cf. Pollux, v. 19. 31. [15] i.e. 30 + inches = 2 1/2 + ft., say 36 inches = 3 ft. [16] {euperispastoi ta akra}, al. "they should be made so that the nets can be fitted on and off easily, with sharp points"; or "off the points easily." |
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