أَفَجُّ
Root: فج
Full Definition
أَفَجُّ
A man having his legs wide apart; who straddles; as also
السَّاقَيْنِ; [and
مُفَاجٌّ , for] one says يَمْشِى مُفَاجًّا
he walks with his legs wide apart, or straddling: or أَفَجُّ signifies having his thighs wide apart.
2 And قَوْسٌ فَجَّآءُ A bow of which the curved ends are elevated so that its string is distant from the part where it is grasped by the hand: or of which the string is distant from its كَبِد [q. v.]; as also : and so قَوْسٌ فَجْوَآءُ.
2 And قَوْسٌ فَجَّآءُ A bow of which the curved ends are elevated so that its string is distant from the part where it is grasped by the hand: or of which the string is distant from its كَبِد [q. v.]; as also : and so قَوْسٌ فَجْوَآءُ.
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