اخشوشب

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اخشوشب He [a man or a camel (see خَشِبٌ)] was, or became, tall, and gross, rude, or coarse, with bones uncovered by flesh, and hard, or hardy. He was, or became, rough, or coarse.
2 He became hard, or hardy, and rough, or coarse, in his religion, clothing, food, and in all respects. He employed himself in work, and in walking barefoot, in order that his body might become thick, gross, or coarse. And اخشوشب فِى عَيْشِهِ He endured with patience a life of hardship, or difficulty: or he subjected himself to a life of hardship, or difficulty, in order to render himself the more able to bear it. اِخْشَوْشِبُوا is thus used in a trad. of 'Omar: or, as some relate it, the word is [اجشوشبوا,] with ج; or, accord. to some, اخشوشنوا, with خ and ن.

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