πάσσαλος (passalos)

1. a peg on which to hang clothes, arms, etc., (Homer), etc.; ἀπὸ πασσαλόφι ζυγὸν ᾕρεον (Iliad by Homer); ἀπὸ πασσάλου αἴνυτο τόξον (Odyssey by Homer); ἐκ πασσαλόφι κρέμασεν φόρμιγγα (Odyssey by Homer)
2. a gag , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)