ἄχῠρον [ᾰ], τό,
mostly in plural ἄχυρα, chaff, bran, husks left after threshing or grinding, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.72, 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 161, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 226.2, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 18.1; ἐν τοῖς ἀ. κυλινδομένην 5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 47: _sing._, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 8.4.1, NT.Matt.3.12, etc.: proverbial, ὄνος εἰς ἄχυρα] NT+5th c.BC+] 'pig in clover', of unexpected good fortune, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 188, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 76: _metaphorically_, ἄχυρα τῶν ἀστῶν, of μέτοικοι, [prev. author] “Ach.” 508] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄχυρα ἀπὸ τοῦ τοίχου ἀποσπᾶν, of dying persons, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 4. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II in plural, ἄ. χρυσοχοϊκά slag from gold-smelting, [[ “PHolm.” 5.7.] Refs]