شَكْوَةٌ
Root: شكو
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شَكْوَةٌ
The skin of a sucking kid, for milk: that of the جَذَع and of such as is above that [in age] is termed وَطْبٌ; or that of the جَذَع is termed سِقَآءٌ; and that of such as is weaned, بَدْرَةٌ: or a receptacle of skin or leather, for water and for milk, or, as some say, in which water is cooled and in which milk is kept close: or a small skin for water or milk: or a small receptacle in which water is put: the dim. is
شُكَيَّةٌ : and the pl. is شَكَوَاتٌ and شِكَآءٌ and شُكِىٌّ [like as بُدُورٌ is a pl. of بَدْرَةٌ, being originally شُكُووٌ, like as دُلِىٌّ (pl. of دَلْوٌ) is originally دُلُووٌ].
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