κέρκος, ἡ,
tail of a beast (not a bird), e.g. swine, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 785; dog, κέρκῳ σαίνειν [prev. author] “Eq.” 1031 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. λαγῶ a hare's scut, [[[prev. work] 909 ] Refs]; horse, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 254d, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Sertorius” 16 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of all sorts of beasts, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 689b2, +others] Refs 4th c.BC+]; of fishes, [[ [prev. author] “HA” 565b29 ] Refs]; ἡ κ. ποιεῖ καλῶς, of omens in sacrificing, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1054, cf. Scholia (at [prev. work]), 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 130. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 membrum virile, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 239; ἡ ἀνώνυμος κ. 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 5.45 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of an animal, κ. βοός, used as a tawse, [[ [prev. author] 3.68. ] Refs]
__II handle, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 7. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III small animal that injures the vine, [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.AD+]
__III.2 = {ἀλεκτρυών}[[, [prev. author] ] Refs]
__IV tongue of flame, [[Scholia 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1257. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]