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مِسْلَفَةٌ

Root: سلف

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مِسْلَفَةٌ An instrument with which land is made even, of stone: A 'Obeyd says, I think it is a stone made round [or cylindrical, i. e. a stone roller,] which is rolled upon the land to make it even. [In the present day, applied to A harrow.]
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