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بِرْذَوْنٌ

Root: برذن

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بِرْذَوْنٌ [A horse of mean breed, or of coarse make; a jade: but commonly applied to a hack, or hackney; a horse for ordinary use, and for journeying:] a دَابَّة, not in an absolute sense, but of a particular sort, namely, a horse that is not of Arabian breed: or a heavy, or sluggish, دابّة: or a coarse horse: or a horse of coarse make, hardy so as to endure travel upon the mountain-roads and rugged ground, not of Arabian breed, mostly brought from Er-Room [meaning Asia Minor or Greece]: or a horse of large and coarse make, with thick limbs; whereas those of Arabian breed are light of flesh, lank in the belly, and more slender in the limbs: or a Turkish horse; opposed to Arabian: or a pacinghorse; syn. رَهَوَانٌ: (TA voce هِمْلَاجٌ:) fem. with ة; sometimes; but without ة it is applied to the female as well as the male: pl. بَرَاذِينٌ
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