bothros

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artificial hole or depression in the ground, used for washing and libations, etc. in ancient times.

Word forms

bothros bothroi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “trench, pit”).

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