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δρῦς , υός (δόρυ): tree,
oak; prov., οὔ πως νῦν ἔστιν ἀπὸ
δρυὸς οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρης ὀαρίζειν,
Il. 22.126; οὐκ
ἀπὸ δρυὸς οὐδ̓ ἀπὸ πέτρης ἐσσί, Od. 19.163. From tree or
rock, in both proverbs.