شِكَالٌ
Root: شكل
Full Definition
شِكَالٌ
, of which the pl. is شُكُلٌ, the latter also pronounced شُكْلٌ, i. q.
عِقَالٌ [A cord, or rope, with which a camel's fore shank and arm are bound together]: [or, accord. to the TA, by عقال is here meant what next follows:] a rope with which the legs of a beast (دَابَّة) are bound: a bond that is attached upon the fore and hind foot [or feet] of a horse [or the like] and of a camel: [hobbles for a horse or the like, having a rope extending from the shackles of the fore feet to those of the hind feet: so accord. to present usage; and so accord. to the TK, in Turkish كوستك: Fei says only,] the شِكَال of the beast (دابّة) is well known; and the pl. is as above. In relation to the [camel's saddle called] رَحْل, accord. to As, A string, or cord, that is put [or extended and tied] between the
تَصْدِير [or fore girth] and the
حَقَب [or hind girth], in order that the latter may not become [too] near to the sheath of the penis; also called the زِوَار, on the authority of AA: and [in relation to the saddle called قَتَب,] a bond [in like manner extended and tied, for the same purpose,] between the
حَقَب [or hind girth] and the
بِطَان [by which is meant the fore girth, answering to the تَصْدِير of the رَحْل]: and a bond [probably meaning the rope men-
2 Also, in a horse,
2 Also, in a horse,
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