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مِنْضَحَةٌ

Root: نضح

Full Definition

مِنْضَحَةٌ as also مِنْضَخَةٌ, vulg. نَضَّاحَةٌ , i. q. زَرَّاقَةٌ, (IAar, L, [in some copies of the K زُرَّقة; in the CK زَرافَة] i. e. An instrument made of copper or brass for shooting forth naphtha [into a besieged place: mentioned in several histories].
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