مِحْقَنٌ

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مِحْقَنٌ A skin in which milk is collected; fresh milk being poured into it upon that which is curdled, or thick, or upon that which has been churned: or a skin into which milk is poured, [and in which it is kept,] that its butter may come forth.
2 And A funnel with which the milk is poured into the skin: or a funnel which is put into the mouth of a skin, into which one then pours wine, and water.

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