كَمَخَ
Root: كمخ
Form: 1
Full Definition
2 كَمَخَهُ بِاللِّجَامِ He pulled him in [i. e. a horse or the like] by the bridle and bit, in order to check or stop him; i. q. كَبَحَهُ; [or he pulled up his head by the bridle and bit]. See كَمَحَ.
def.2 كَمَخَ بِهِ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun كمْخٌ, He voided it, namely his excrement, or ordure; or voided it in a thin state; syn. سَلَحَ. Some bread and كَامَِخ [q. v. infra] were offered to an Arab of the desert, and he knew not the latter; so it was said to him, “ This is كامخ; ” whereupon he said, “ I know that it is كامخ; ” and added, أَيُّكُمْ كَمَخَ بِهِ “ which of you voided it? ” ايّكم سَلَحَ به.
2 كَمَخَ بِسَلْحِهِ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He voided his excrement, or ordure, in a thin state.
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