Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مُكَلَّبٌ

Root: كلب

Full Definition

مُكَلَّبٌ A dog trained and accustomed to hunt. See the verb.

def.2 A captive, or prisoner, having the feet shackled, or bound; i. q. مُكَبَّلٌ, from which it is formed by transposition, accord. to some.


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