رُجْبَةٌ
Root: رجب
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رُجْبَةٌ
A thing by means of which a tree is propped up, because of the abundance of its fruit, lest its branches should break: sometimes it is a wall built for it to rest upon, because of its weakness: a wall, or the like, built round a palm-tree, for it to rest upon, because of its heaviness or its weakness: (Mgh in art. عرو and عرى:) a kind of wide bench of stone or brick (دُكَّانٌ) built at the foot of a palm-tree, for it to rest upon, because of its leaning, and being valuable to its owner, and being weak: accord. to As, a structure of rock with which a palm-tree is supported by means of forked pieces of wood: it is also called رُجْمَةٌ: (K * and TA in art. رجم:) pl. رُجَبٌ. [See 2.]
2 Also A structure by means of which the wolf &c., or objects of the chase, are caught: a piece of flesh-meat is put in it, and tied with a small cord; and when the beast pulls it, the رجبة falls upon him.
def.2 See also رِاجِبَةٌ.
2 Also A structure by means of which the wolf &c., or objects of the chase, are caught: a piece of flesh-meat is put in it, and tied with a small cord; and when the beast pulls it, the رجبة falls upon him.
def.2 See also رِاجِبَةٌ.
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