صَفْنٌ

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صَفْنٌ [if not a mistake for صُفْنٌ, q. v.,] signifies The [round piece of skin, or leather, in which food is put, and upon which people eat; commonly called] سُفْرَة; as also صَفْنَةٌ : the latter is expl. by AA and IAar as a سُفْرَة that is gathered together by a [running] string [near the edge, by means of which it is converted into a bag, agreeably with a modern custom].
2 And The [bursa faucium, or faucial bag, of the camel; commonly called] شِقْشِقَة; as also صَفْنَةٌ : so expl. by AA.
3 See also صَفَنٌ.

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