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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr.

ὀλκάς

-άδος

, a ship which is towed, a ship of burden, fr.

ἔλκειν

to draw. Gf.

A large ship of burden, in ancient Greece.

Mitford.

Noun.

[Gr.] In ancient Greece, a large ship of burden.

holcad ‎(plural holcads)

(historical) A large merchantman ship in Ancient Greece.
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