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شِجَارٌ

Root: شجر

Full Definition

شِجَارٌ : see مِشْجَرٌ, in four places.
2 Also The wood of a well, by means of which the bucket is drawn out therefrom: pl. شُجُرٌ: this pl. occurs in a verse, accord. to J; but the right reading in that instance is سُجُل, as is shown by the rhyme of the poem.
3 Also [A wooden bar of a door;] a piece of wood which is put behind a door; called in Pers. مَتَرْس, written by Az مَتَّرْس.
4 And A piece of wood with which a couch-frame (سَرِير) is repaired, by its being affixed as a ضَبَّة [q. v.], beneath it.
5 And A piece of wood which is put in the mouth of a kid, to prevent its sucking.
6 And A certain brand, or mark made with a hot iron, upon camels.
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