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سَحَّاجٌ

Root: سحج

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سَحَّاجٌ A camel that pares the surface of the ground with his foot, so that he is not slow in becoming attenuated and abraded in the sole.
2 Also A man who makes oaths to follow one another with little, or no, interruption: and so مِسْحَاجٌ and سَحُوجٌ applied to a woman. And حَلِفٌ سَحَّاجٌ A swearing in which the oaths are made so to follow one another.
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