A.“ἀπέτρα^γον” Ph.1.224, Gal.6.864, D.L.9.27:— bite or nibble off, “πτόρθους” Eup.14; “τὸ ἱππομανὲς ἀ.” Arist.HA605a4; “γλῶτταν” Ph. l.c., cf. Gal. l.c.: metaph., “μισθοὺς ἀ.” Ar.Ra.367, cf. Men.303; ἀ. τὸ ἀπορηθέν 'gulp down', 'bolt' the difficulty, i.e. pass it by without trying to get at the heart of the matter, Arist.Metaph. 1001a2.
2. c. gen., nibble at, “πόης” Babr.46.6: metaph., τᾶς αὔλακος οὐκ ἀποτρώγεις, i.e. you don't gobble your swathe, Theoc.10.
6. ἀπό-τρωκτος , ον, bitten off: metaph., with the end cut off by apocope, e.g. ἄλφι for ἄλφιτον, Hsch. and Suid. s.v. ἄλφι.
