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حِكَاكٌ

Root: حك

Full Definition

حِكَاكٌ [A thing against which a beast rubs, or scratches, himself]. The Arabs say, فُلَانٌ جِذْلٌ حِكَاكٌ خَشَعَتْ عَنْهُ الأُبَنُ [Such a one is a rubbingpost from which the knots have become worn down]; meaning that he is so pruned, or trimmed, [figuratively speaking,] that nothing is cast at him but it glances off from him, and recoils. [See مُحَكَّكٌ.]

def.2 حِكَاكُ شَرٍّ: see حِكٌّ.
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