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مُعْتَصِرٌ

Root: عصر

Full Definition

مُعْتَصِرٌ : One who expresses the juice of grapes, to make wine, for another or others. [But see 1.]
2 Voiding ordure: from عَصْرٌ, or from عَصَرٌ signifying “ a place of refuge or concealment. ”
3 And One who gets, and takes, of, or from, a thing.
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