rhy·ton (r  t n )n. 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.] |
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
[from Greek rhuton, from rhutos flowing; related to rhein to flow]
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