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كِرْشَبٌّ

Root: كرشب

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كِرْشَبٌّ i. q. قِرْشَبٌّ: or the former signifies Advanced in years, and hard, gross, or coarse: and the latter, a great eater, or voracious. The ك is said to be substituted for ق, or viciously pronounced for the latter letter.
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