glossocomon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of winch used to hoist patients.

Word forms

glossocomon glossocoma

Etymology

Apparently from Ancient Greek γλωσσόκομον (glōssókomon, “a case for flute mouthpieces”).

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