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[127] τρίπολος refers to the three ploughings: (1) at the end of autumn; (2) in the spring, to freshen the soil after the winter's frost; and (3) in summer, for a second crop. Theocr. (25. 25) speaks even of a field ploughed four times, “τετράπολος”. The third ploughing was called “νεᾶν”, and the field so ‘freshened’ was called “νειός”, while the Lat. novalis rather signifies land ploughed for the first time. See Hesiod, Opp. 463, with Paley's note.

Homer's Odyssey. W. Walter Merry. James Riddell. D. B. Monro. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1886-1901.

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