λήκῠθος( Dor.
λάκυθος [ᾱ]
IG 42(1).123.130 (Epid.,iv B.C.)),ἡ,
A. oil-flask, δῶκεν δὲ χρυσέῃ ἐν ληκύθῳ ὑγρὸν ἔλαιον
Od. 6.79
, cf. 215 , Hp. Morb. 4.51 , Ph. Bel. 102.41 , etc.;casket for unguents, cosmetics, etc., S. Fr. 130 ; αἱ δὲ λήκυθοι μύρου γέμουσι
Ar. Pl. 810
, cf. Fr. 207 ; buried or burnt with the dead, Id. Ec. 538 , 996 , 1032 , cf. IG 14.865 , CIG 8346
k.
2. in pl.,rhetorical bombast, Cic. Att. 1.14.3 , Plin. Ep. 1.2.4 .
II. projecting cartilage on the gullet, Adam's apple, = βρόχθος , Clearch. 72 .