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xylophory rare—1.|zaɪˈlɒfərɪ| [ad. Gr. ξυλοϕορία wood-carrying, f. ξύλον wood + -ϕορος carrying (:ϕέρειν to carry).] Wood-carrying. festival of xylophory (Gr. ξυλοϕόριος ἑορτή, Josephus), applied to the Feast of Tabernacles.
1737Whiston Josephus, Jewish War ii. xvii. §6 The next day was the festival of Xylophory, upon which the custom was for every one to bring wood for the altar. |