Liddell–Scott–Jones: ἐγκοτύλη

ἐγκοτύλη[ῠ],ἡ ,

A. a game of pick-a-back, in which a boy was carried about kneelingon the hollowof another's folded hands (κοτύλαι) (cf. Poll. 9.122 ), Ath. 11.479a , Paus.Gr. Fr. 143 .