1. the whistling or whizzing of an arrow, (Iliad by Homer):—;any whistling or piping sound , as of a shepherd, (Odyssey by Homer) 2. rushing motion, a rush, swing , (Plutarch) Formed from the sound. (ML)
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rhoizos · impetus · Greek