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صِهْرِىٌّ

Root: صهر

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صِهْرِىٌّ i. q. صِهْرِيجٌ [q. v.]; a dial. var. of the latter word; signifying A thing like a حَوْض [or watering-trough, or tank]: accord. to Az, a construction of clay and stones, built between [and across] two narrow branches (مَأْزِمَانِ) of a small water-course (شُعْبَة) of a valley, so that the water is kept back thereby, and they drink from it a long time.
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