كَاثِبَةٌ
Root: كثب
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كَاثِبَةٌ
The مِنْسَج (or part below the
حَارِك, which latter is the withers, or the upper part thereof, &c.,) of a horse: or the fore part of the
منسج of a horse, where the hand of the horseman falls [when he mounts]: or the elevated part of the
منسج: or the part from the root of the neck to the part between the shoulders: or the place where the shoulders unite, before the saddle; [i. e. the withers]: pl. كَوَاثِبُ and أَكْثَابٌ: but of the latter pl. ISd remarks, I know not how this is. يَضَعُونَ رِمَاحَهُمْ عَلَى كَوَاثِبِ خَيْلِهِمْ [They put their spears upon the withers of their horses]. The last of the above explanations is here assigned to كواثب.
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