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جُزْأَةٌ

Root: جزأ

Full Definition

جُزْأَةٌ The handle of the [kind of awl called] مِخْصَف, and of the إِشْفِى: AZ says that it is not [the handle, or hilt,] of the sword, nor of the dagger; but is the handle of the مِئْثَرَة with which camels' feet are branded. [See also ضَبَّةٌ.]
2 A vine-prop; a piece of wood with which a vine is raised from the ground.
3 In the dial. of the tribe of Sheybán, The hinder, or hindermost, شُقَّة [or oblong piece of cloth] of a tent.
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