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شَحْوَآءُ

Root: شحو

Full Definition

شَحْوَآءُ : see شَحًا.
2 Also A she-camel wide of step: and it is said in a trad. that the Prophet had a horse named , thus related, with medd, [app. الشَّحَآءُ, like الوَسَاعُ,] expl. as meaning the wide of step: so says IAth.
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