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قُتْرَةٌ

Root: قتر

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قُتْرَةٌ The نَامُوس [or lurking-place] of a hunter, which prevents his scent (قُتَار) [from being perceived by the wild animals]; the covert of a hunter, in which he hides himself from the game, or wild animals; such as a booth of reeds, and the like; a well, [or pit] which a hunter digs for himself that he may lie in wait therein: pl. قُتَرٌ.

def.2 Straitness of the means of subsistence.
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