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رِفَاسٌ

Root: رفس

Full Definition

رِفَاسٌ The act, or habit, of kicking, or striking with the foot or leg, in an absolute sense, or in, or upon, the breast; as also رَفِيسٌ and رُفُوسٌ .

def.2 Also The [cord, or rope, called] إِبَاض [q. v.]: or the bond with which the hind legs of the camel, when lying down, are bound to his thighs.
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