Definition of Choenix

1. Noun. A dry measure of 2 (pints) or greater. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Choenix

1. an ancient Greek measurement [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Choenix

chymous
chymus
chynd
chyometer
chyometers
chypre
chypres
chyron
chyrons
chyrstal
chyrstals
chytrid
chytridiomycosis
chytrids
chœnices
chœnix
chœnixes
chætognath
chætognaths
chætophorous
chèvre
chétif
ci-devant
ciabatta
ciabattas
ciabatte
cialit
cianciulliite
ciao
ciao for now

Literary usage of Choenix

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings of the Apostle John: With Notes, Critical and Expository by John Tindall Harris, William Robert Brown (1889)
""The choenix appears in like manner to be taken for a day's provision" (Alford), such a price therefore would not express any scarcity of food, ..."

2. American Journal of Archaeology by Archaeological Institute of America (1891)
"The 3-choenix measure is exactly equal to the %o{)?, a common unit of liquid ... It would appear, therefore, that the method of testing, say, a choenix- ..."

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