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مِطْرَقَةٌ

Root: طرق

Full Definition

مِطْرَقَةٌ The rod, or stick, with which wool is beaten, to loosen it, or separate it; as also مِطْرَقٌ . And A rod, or stick, or small staff, with which one is beaten: pl. مَطَارِقُ: one says, ضَرَبَهُ بِالمَطَارِقِ He beat him with the rods, &c.
2 And The implement [i. e. hammer] of the blacksmith, with which the iron is beaten.
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