A.buskin, high boot, Hdt.1.155, 6.125, Ar.Lys.657, Lysipp.2, etc.; worn by tragic actors in heroic characters: hence,
3. since the buskins might be worn on either foot, ὁ Κόθορνος, nickname for a trimmer or timeserver, such as Theramenes, X.HG2.3.31: prov., “εὐμεταβολώτερος κοθόρνου” Zen.3.93, etc.