Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

غَرُوفٌ

Root: غرف

Full Definition

غَرُوفٌ A well (بِئْرٌ) of which the water is taken [or laded out] with the hand.
2 And A large bucket (غَرْبٌ) that takes up much water; as also غَرِيفٌ ; and غَرِيفَةٌ is applied [in the same sense] to a [bucket termed] دَلْو.


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