ῥῡτήρ(A),ῆρος,ὁ, (ἐρύω(A))
A. one who drawsorstretches,ῥ. βιοῦ, ὀϊστῶν,drawerof the bow, of arrows, Od. 21.173 , 18.262 .
2. strap by which one holds a horse, rein, Il. 16.475 (pl.);σπεύδειν ἀπὸ ῥυτῆρος with loose rein, at full gallop, S. OC 900 ; ἀπὸ ῥ. ἐλαύνειν τοὺς ἵππους
D.H. 4.85
, cf. 11.33 , D.S. 19.26 ( Phryn. PS p.41
B. expl.ἀπὸ ῥ. byἄνευ χαλινοῦ): ῥυτῆρα χαλινόν
Pancrat. Oxy. 1085.4
; χαλινὸν . . ἔχον ῥυτῆρας
PCair.Zen. 659.11
(iii B.C.).
b. strapto flog with, D. 19.197 , Aeschin. 2.157 , cf. S. Aj. 241 (anap.), Fr. 501 .