حُثَالَةٌ
Root: حثل
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حُثَالَةٌ
[The grain of the weed called] زُوَان, and the like, of what is worthless, found in wheat, and thrown away; said by Lh to be somewhat grosser than dust, or earth, and than what are termed
دُقَاق [q. v.]: (TA: [see also حُصَالَةٌ:]) and bits, or particles, that fall off, or are pared off, from dates, and barley, and the like: or what falls of the husks of barley, and rice, and of the skin of dates; and of everything of which bits, or particles, fall off, or are pared off; when it is picked for the purpose of removing what is bad: the refuse of قَرَظ [or leaves of the mimosa flava] after picking to remove what is bad: dregs of oil &c.; the thick, or turbid, portion that remains at the bottom of that which is clear: (Msb in art. ثفل:) broken pieces of straw: (TA in art. حثر:) what is worthless: what is bad, and what remains, of wheat: what is bad of dates, or, app., of anything; as also
حَثْلٌ . [Hence,]
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