عُجَّالٌ

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عُجَّالٌ and عِجَّوْلٌ A thing with which one hastes [i. e. an early portion of food that one eats] before the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء; i. q. لُهْنَةٌ; and so عَجُولٌ ; or, some say, it is [correctly] عِجَّوْلٌ, as above; so too عُجَيْلٌ : or this last signifies food that is presented to a party before a preparation has been made for them. [See also عَجَلٌ.]
2 Also (i. e. عُجَّالٌ and عِجَّوْلٌ ) A كَفّ [or cake of the length and thickness of the hand] of حَيْس [or dates mixed and kneaded with clarified butter and with the preparation of dried curd called أَقِط, &c.], (K, TA, accord. to several copies of the K جُمَّاعُ كَفٍّ [which means the same],) or of dates [alone], which is eaten in haste: or a handful of dates kneaded with سَوِيق [or meal of parched barley or wheat], or with أَقِط: pl. عَجَاجِيلُ: which signifies [also] certain things of أَقِط, made in a long form, of the thickness of the hand, and of the length thereof, like the عَجَاجِيل of dates and حَيْس; one of which is called عُجَّالٌ.

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