رَاجِلَةٌ
Root: رجل
Full Definition
meaning [And he passed the day] spinning from a portion of wool [wound in the form of a ring upon his hand], termed عَمِيتَه, [amid a flock of sheep, with a ram upon which he conveyed his utensils,] ever collecting [to himself], and coveting, or labouring to acquire, save when he was sitting cooking هَبِيد [i. e. colocynths or their seeds or pulp]. (T and TA in art. عمت: where راجلة is likewise explained as above.)فَظَلَّ يَعْمِتُ فِى قَوْطٍ وَرَاجِلَةٍ يُكَفِّتُ الدَّهْرَ إِلَّا رَيْثَ يَهْتَبِدُ
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