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حُنْكَةٌ

Root: حنك

Full Definition

حُنْكَةٌ and حُنْكٌ , or حِنْكٌ , and حُنُكٌ , Firmness, or soundness, of judgment, produced by experience: or age and experience, and knowledge, or skill, in affairs: or experience, and good judgment: or mature, sound, or right, judgment. They say, هُمْ أَهْلُ and and الحُنْكَةِ They are people of age and experience [&c.].

def.2 Also the first, and حِنَاكٌ , [or] the latter is pl. of the former, [or is also pl. of the former,] A thong, (قِدَّةٌ, A 'Obeyd, S, K, [in the CK قُدَّةٌ,]) or a piece of wood, which conjoins the [pieces of wood called] عَرَاصِيف, or غَرَاضِيف, (K, TA, [in the CK العَراضِيف,]) of the [saddle called] رَحْل: so in the T.


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