lagobolon

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English

A silver stater (circa 362 BC) depicting Pan holding a lagobolon in his right hand

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λᾰγωβόλον (lăgōbólon), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).

Noun

lagobolon (plural lagobolons or lagobola)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A hunter's stick for striking hares.

References

  • "Weapons--a quiver with arrows and a stick for striking hares (a lagobolon)--are placed on the right of the relief.", from Perseus Project
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