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rhyton

[rahy-ton]

noun, plural -ta

[-tuh] .

an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.

Origin:
1840–50; < Greek rhytón, noun use of neuter of rhytós flowing, akin to rheîn to flow

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rhyton (ˈraɪtɒn)

—n , pl -ta
	(in ancient Greece) a horn-shaped drinking vessel with a hole in the pointed end through which to drink

[C19: from Greek rhuton, from rhutos flowing; related to rhein to flow]

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