ostrakon
[ os-truh-kon ]
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How to use ostrakon in a sentence
Then each voter received a shell (Greek, ostrakon), and dropped it into a place made for that purpose.
The Story of the Greeks | H. A. GuerberOne of their most interesting games, and one which you would all enjoy, was the twirling of the ostrakon.
Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 | VariousFrom ostrakon, a tile; the voter wrote the name on a tile or shell.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George Wells
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