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مِحْرَاثٌ

Root: حرث

Full Definition

مِحْرَاثٌ The thing with which the fire is stirred in the [kind of oven called] تَنُّور; as also مِحْرَثٌ : and مِحْرَاثُ النَّارِ the shovel (مِسْحَاة) with which the fire is stirred. [Hence,] مِحْرَاثُ الحَرْبِ That which [or he who] stirs up, or excites, war.
2 [In the present day, it signifies A plough: and (like حَرْثٌ) a ploughshare.]


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