ἄχῠρον [ᾰ], τό, mostly in
plural ἄχυρα,
chaff, bran, husks left after threshing or grinding, [
NT+5th c.BC+] 'pig in clover', of unexpected good fortune, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄχυρα ἀπὸ τοῦ τοίχου ἀποσπᾶν, of dying persons, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II) in
plural, ἄ. χρυσοχοϊκά
slag from gold-smelting, [
Refs]