ὄλισθος,ὁ,
A. slipperiness,
Hp. Acut. 58 , Plb. 15.14.2 , etc. ;ὄλισθον ἔχειν,of ground, etc., to beslippery,
Luc. Merc.Cond. 42 , cf. Anach. 2 , Praxagorasap. Gal. 18(1).7 .
2.
= ὀλίσθημα , Apollod. Poliorc. 150.2 : metaph., ὄ. γλώσσης
Plu. 2.510a
, cf. Max. Tyr. 37.4 .
3. metaph.,snare, μεθύουσι ὀ. οἶνοςPoet. ap. Clem.Al. Paed. 2.2.28 .
II. an unknown fish with a slippery skin,
Opp. H. 1.113 .