κῡφός,ή,όν, (κύπτω, κέκῡφα)
A. bent forwards, stooping, hunchbacked, ὃς δὴ γήραϊ κ. ἔην καὶ μυρία ᾔδη
Od. 2.16
;κ. ἀνήρ, πρεσβύτης, Ar. Ach. 703 , Pl. 266 ;σφόνδυλοι ἕλκονται ἐς τὸ κ., incurvatureof the spine, Hp. Art. 41 ; τρίγλαι κ.
Epich. 64
; freq. of shrimps, from their form, Eub. 111 , Matro Conv. 64 , AP 5.184 ( Asclep. );τῶν καρίδων αἱ κυφαί shrimps, e.g.Palaemon squilla, Arist. HA 525b1 , cf. 549b12 ; of birds, Id. IA 710b18 ; also ὑπὸ κ. ἄροτρον
IG 14.2012.14
(Sulp. Max. ); cf. κύφων
1
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II. curved, round, of a cup, Ath. 11.482e .