Conistra

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conistra \Co*nis"tra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? dust.] (Greek
     Antiq.)
     Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the
     Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in
     sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself.
     Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater.


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