οὖθαρ

outhar

udder

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 2
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Book 9 2
Chapter ?

9141
9283
Odyssey 1
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9440

Dictionary (LSJ)

οὖθαρ, ατος, τό, prop. of animals, A. udder, Od. 9.440, Hdt. 4.2, Theoc. 8.42,69, etc.; καθιέναι τὸ οὖθαρ Arist. HA 523a1; τὰ οὔθατα distd. from οἱ μαστοί by Plu. 2.496c; eaten as a dish, ib.124f; later of women, breast, A. Ch. 532; ὡς οὖσα θῆλυς εἰκότως οὖ. φορῶ Telecl. 31. II. metaph., οὖ. ἀρούρης the richest, most fertile land, Il. 9.141, 283, h.Cer. 450, Cratin. 220; οὖ. ἀγαθῆς χθονός Ar. Fr. 110; of the vine, ὀπώρη οὔθατος ἐκ βοτρύων ξανθὸν ἄμελξε γάνος AP 9.645 (Maced.). (Cf. Skt. [umacracute]dhar, gen. [umacracute]dhnas, OE. ūder ‘udder’, Lat. ūber.)

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