βαλβίς

Etymology
Formation with -ῖδ- like, and. According to Beekes, this word is a technical term borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) rope drawn across the racecourse at the starting and finishing point
 * 2)  posts to which this rope was attached
 * 3) turning post in a racecourse
 * 4) platform from which the quoit was thrown
 * 1) platform from which the quoit was thrown