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rhy·ton

(rī′tŏn′)

A hornlike drinking vessel of ancient times, often having a pointed end shaped like an animal or animal's head.

[Greek rhuton, from neuter of rhutos, fluid, liquid; see sreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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rhyton

(ˈraɪtɒn)

n, pl -ta (-tə)

(Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece) a horn-shaped drinking vessel with a hole in the pointed end through which to drink

[C19: from Greek rhuton, from rhutos flowing; related to rhein to flow]

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