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كَاهِلٌ

Root: كهل

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كَاهِلٌ [The withers of a horse, &c.] i. q. حَارِكٌ: or the anterior portion of the upper part of the back, next the neck, which is the upper third part, containing six vertebra: or the part between the two shoulder-blades: or the part where the neck is joined to the back how: [the base of the neck: see ثَبَجٌ].
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