κόττᾰβ-ος,ὁ, Ion. and older Att.
κόσσᾰβος( A. Fr. 179.4 (pl.), E. Fr. 631 (pl.)),
A. the cottabos, a Sicilian game ( Anacr. 53 , Critias 2.1
D. ), of throwing heel-taps into a metal basin, described by Ath. 15.665d sqq., Sch. Ar. Pax 342 , 1243 , Poll. 6.109 , Suid.
s.v. κοτταβίζειν :κ.is found in various senses,
1. the game itself, Anacr. l.c., Critiasl.c., Pl.Com. 69.4 , etc.
2. the prize, = κοτταβεῖον
2 , Eup. 86 , cf. Ath. 15.667d .
3. the wine thrown, = λάταξ , E. l.c., Antiph. 55.5 .
4. the basin, = κοτταβεῖον
1 , Cratin. 116 , Eup. l.c., Antiph. 55.12 . (κότταβος ἀσπίδωνis prob. f.l. for κόναβος
Anon. Rh. 3.210S. )