σαῦλος, η, ον,
an adjective descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by [[Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1169 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαίνουσα, applied to the gait of the tortoise, straddling, waddling, [[ hymnus ad Mercurium 28 ] Refs]; of the loose, wanton gait of courtesans or Bacchantes, σ. βαίνειν [[ 6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 168; σαῦλαι Βασσαρίδες [prev. author] 55 ] Refs 6th c.BC+]; also of a prancing horse, σ. βαίνειν, ἵππος ὡς κορωνίης [[ 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 18. ] Refs 7th c.BC+]