ὁλκ-ός,ὁ, (ἕλκω) :
I. machine for haulingshipson land, hauling-engine,prob. a fixedcapstan, windlass,
Hdt. 2.154 , 159 , E. Rh. 146 , 673 ; but also ofmovable enginesoflikekind, for hauling ships across the Isthmus of Corinth, Th. 3.15 .
2. strap, rein(cf.ῥυτήρ), τμητοῖς ὁλκοῖς
S. El. 863
(lyr.).
II. furrow, track, trace,
αἵματι δ' ὁλκοὶ . . πλήθοντο
A.R. 3.1391
;σμίλης ὁλκός the tracesof a chisel in the wood, Ar. Th. 779 (lyr.) ;ὁ. τοῦ ξύλου the furrow made bythe wood, X. Cyn. 9.18 ;path, track,ororbitof a star or meteor, A.R. 3.141 , 4.296 , Nonn. D. 24.90 ;ἁμάξηςib. 1.96 ;ditchorchannel,
A.R. 1.375 ;οἴδματος ὁλκοίthe waves, ib. 1167 ; ὁλκοὶ καλλιρόων ὑδάτων
Milet. 1(9).343
;body-coilsof a serpent, Nic. Th. 266 , al., Luc. Herm. 79 ; but,coiling movementof a serpent, Nic. Th. 162 , al. ; cf. ὁ. γλώσσης