οἰσύπ-η,ἡ, alsoοἴσῠπος,ὁ,
A. the grease extracted from sheep's wool( οἴσυπος: τὸ ἐκ τῶν οἰσυπηρῶν ἐρίων λίπος
Dsc. 2.74
, cf. Plin. HN 29.10 ),οἰσύπῃ( v.l. οἴσπῃ , q. v.) προβάτων
Hdt. 4.187
; οἰσύπη αἰγός
Hp. Mul. 2.195
; used for medicinal purposes, Dsc. and Plin. ll.cc.: —freq. confused withοἰσπώτη(q. v.).