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سَبَّاكٌ

Root: سبك

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سَبَّاكٌ[ A melter and purifier and caster, or one who makes سَبَائِك, of gold, or silver, or the like.
2 Hence,] هُوَ سَبَّاكٌ لِلْكَلَامِ a tropical phrase [app. meaning He is a trier, or tester, or a purifier, of speech, or language: see 1].
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