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مِلْحَبٌ

Root: لحب

Full Definition

مِلْحَبٌ Anything with which a thing is cut or peeled: cutting, or sharp, iron.
2 A great reviler, or vilifier, of obscene tongue.
3 A chaste, or an eloquent, tongue.
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