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1 χρυσοχοέω
II smelt ore in order to extract gold from it: hence prov. of those who fail in any speculation, as the Athenians in their attempts to extract gold from their silver-ores, Pl.R. 450b, cf. Din.Fr.6.13, Harp.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > χρυσοχοέω
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