Holcad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɒlkæd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Holcad is a noun meaning (historical) A large merchantman ship in Ancient Greece.
Meaning
(historical) A large merchantman ship in Ancient Greece.
Example Sentences
The storeships provided by the Athenian government , which carried also both sutlers and artificers , were thirty of large burden of the kind called holcads, and a hundred smaller[…]
Word Forms
- holcads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hippodame, hippeus, hipparch, harpax, hamron, haulabout.
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