كُظْرُ
Root: كظر
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كُظْرُ
The notch in the curved extremity of the bow, in which is the string; the notch of the bow, into which falls the ring of the string: pl. [of pauc.] أَكْظَارٌ and [of mult.] كِظَارٌ and كِظَارَةٌ.
2 كُظْرُ الزَّنْدَةِ The notch [from which the fire is produced] in the [piece of wood called] زندة. You say النَّارُ تَسِيلُ مِنْ كُظْرِ الزَّنْدَةِ Fire flows from the notch of the زندة.
2 كُظْرُ الزَّنْدَةِ The notch [from which the fire is produced] in the [piece of wood called] زندة. You say النَّارُ تَسِيلُ مِنْ كُظْرِ الزَّنْدَةِ Fire flows from the notch of the زندة.
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