Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Xyst

Xyst , noun

[Latin xystus, Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} to scrape, polish; -- so called from its smooth and polished floor.]

(Anc. Architecture) A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather.

Also: Xystus