مِعْقَصٌ
Root: عقص
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مِعْقَصٌ
A crooked arrow: and, or accord. to As, an arrow of which the head breaks, and its tongue, or tang, remaining therein, is extracted, and beaten until it becomes long, and then restored in its place; but it does not perfectly serve in its stead: pl. مَعَاقِصُ.
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