كِرْكِرَةٌ
Root: كر
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كِرْكِرَةٌ
The callosity, or callous protuberance, upon the breast of the camel, (رَحَى زَوْرِ البَعِيرِ, S, K,) which, when the animal lies down, touches [and rests] upon the ground, projecting from his body, like a cake of bread; it is one of the five
ثَفِنَات [of which there is one at each knee and one at each stifle-joint]: or the breast of any animal of which the foot is of the kind called خُفّ: pl. كَرَاكِرُ. حَزُّ الكَرَاكِرِ [lit. The incision of the
كراكر] is when a camel has a disease, so that he is not even when he lies down upon his breast; in consequence of which, a vein is gently drawn forth from the كركرة, and then he [or it] is cauterized. Hence the following, in a trad. of Ibn-Ez-Zubeyr:
[Your bounty is for those who smite your necks, and we are invited when there is a difficult undertaking to be accomplished, like the incision of the كراكر:] meaning, ye invite us only when ye are distressed, because of our skill in war; and on occasions of bounty, and ampleness of the means or circumstances of life, others.عَطَاؤُكُمُ لِلضَّارِبِينَ رِقَابَكُمْ وَنُدْعَى إِذَا مَا كَانَ حَزُّ ٱلْكَرَاكِرِ
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