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رِبْذَةٌ

Root: ربذ

Full Definition

رِبْذَةٌ and رَبَذَةٌ , the former of which is said to be the more chaste, The wisp of wool, or piece of rag, with which one smears with tar a camel that is scabby or mangy: of the dial. of Temeem: also called وَفِيعَةٌ [and ثَمَلَةٌ]. One says, كَأَنَّ عِرْضَهُ رِبْذَةُ الهَانِىءِ [As though his honour, or reputation, were the ربذة of him who smears camels with tar]; and in like manner, رِبْذَةُ الحَائِضِ [explained below]. And لَمَّا أَسْمَعَهُمُ الحَقَّ نَبَذُوهُ كَمَا يَنْبِذُ الهَانِىءُ الرِّبْذَةَ [When he made them to hear, or told them, the truth, they rejected it, like as he who smears camels with tar rejects the ربذة after using it].
2 Also The piece of rag with which the goldsmith polishes ornaments.
3 And the former word, The rag of a menstruating woman; the thing that the menstruating woman throws away.
4 And [hence,] Anything unclean, dirty, or filthy, and stinking.
5 And [hence likewise,] A man in whom is no good or goodness, devoid of goodness, or worthless, and, accord. to Lh, stinking.
6 Also The stopper (صِمَام) of a bottle, or flask.
7 Also, and رَبَذَةٌ of which latter رَبَذٌ is pl., or rather a quasi-pl. n., [or more properly a coll. gen. n., رَبَذَةٌ being its n. un.,] A single one of the رَبَذ meaning tufts of dyed wool (عُهُون) which are hung upon the necks of camels; and which are likewise called مَرَابِذُ an irreg. pl. like مَحَاسِنُ [and مَلَامَحُ &c.]; or which are hung upon a she-camel: or a tuft of dyed wool (عهْنَةٌ) which is hung upon the ear of a camel &c., [i. e.,] upon the ear of a he-camel and she-camel, or of a sheep or goat.
8 The pl. of رِبْذَةٌ in all the senses expl. above is رِبذٌ and رِبَاذٌ
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