سَيِّقَةٌ

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سَيِّقَةٌ , [a subst. formed from the epithet سَيِّقٌ by the affix ة,] originally سَيْوِقَةٌ, Beasts (دَوَابّ) driven by the enemy; like وَسِيقَةٌ: so in a verse cited voce جَبَأَ: or a number of camels, of a tribe, driven away together, or attacked by a troop of horsemen and driven away.
2 [Hence,] one says, المَرْءُ سَيِّقَةُ القَدَرِ [Man, or the man, is the impelled of destiny]; i. e. destiny drives him to that which is destined for him, and will not pass him by.
3 سَيِّقَةٌ signifies also An animal by means of which [in the O بِهَا for which فِيهَا is erroneously put in the K,] the sportsman conceals himself, and then shoots, or casts, at the wild animals: like قَيِّدَةٌ: (A in art. قود:) said by Th to be a she-camel [used for that purpose]: [so called because driven towards the objects of the chase: see دَرِيْئَةٌ:] pl. سَيَائِقُ. [See also مِسْوَقٌ.]

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