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مُعَقَّبٌ

Root: عقب

Full Definition

مُعَقَّبٌ One who is made to go forth, or who goes forth, from the shop of the vintner when a greater man than he enters.
2 جَآءَ مُعَقَّبًا He came at the end, or close, of the day.
3 قِدْحٌ مُعَقَّبٌ An arrow which [in the game called المَيْسِر] is returned into the رِبَابَة [q. v.] time after time; the prize allotted to which is hoped for.
4 جَزُورٌ سَحُوفُ المُعَقَّبِ A fat slaughtered camel.
5 نَعْلٌ مُعَقَّبَةٌ A sandal having an عَقِب [q. v.].
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