عُسٌّ
Root: عس
Full Definition
عُسٌّ
A [drinking-cup or bowl, of the kind called] قَدَح: or a large
قَدَح, from which two or three or more [men] may satisfy their thirst; larger than the
غُمَر; (L, voce رِفْدٌ:) though this is greater in height; and larger than the
قَعْب; (IAar, in TA, voce قَعْبٌ;) but not so large as the
رِفْد: pl. عِسَاسٌ and عِسَسَةٌ and [pl. of pauc.] أَعْسَاسٌ.
2 Hence, one says, هُوَ لَكَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ العُسِّ, meaning
def.2 And The penis.
2 Hence, one says, هُوَ لَكَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ العُسِّ, meaning
def.2 And The penis.
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