مِرْجَاسٌ

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مِرْجَاسٌ A stone which is tied to the end of a rope, and which is then let down into a well, and stirs up its black mud, after which the water is drawn forth, and thus the well is cleansed: or a stone which is thrown into a well in order that one may know, by the sound thereof, its depth; or that one may know whether there be in it water or not: or, accord. to ISd, the name by which this is known is مِرْدَاسٌ.

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