Etymology

glossocomon

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Today it means: A kind of winch used to hoist patients. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γλωσσόκομον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγλωσσόκομον“a case for flute mouthpieces”
  2. English todayglossocomon

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

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