رَاعُوفَةُ
Root: رعف
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رَاعُوفَةُ
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, both mentioned by A'Obeyd, A piece of rock that is left in the bottom of a well, being there when it is dug, in order that the cleanser of the well may sit upon it in cleansing it: or a stone that is at the head of the well, upon which the drawer of water stands. It is said in a trad., “ When he was enchanted, his charm was put into the spathe (جُفّ) of a palm-tree, and buried beneath the راعوفة of the well. ”
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