ἱστοπέδη

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a piece of wood

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἱστοπέδη, Dor. ἱστο-πέδα, , A. a piece of wood set in the keel to which the mast was bound, or, a hole in the keel for stepping the mast, Od. 12.51,162, Alc. 18.6.
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