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مِعْلَقٌ

Root: علق

Full Definition

مِعْلَقٌ A small عُلْبَة [or milking-vessel]: next is the جَنْبَة, larger than it: then, the حَوْءَبَة, the largest of these: the مِعْلَق is the best of these, and is a drinking-cup, or bowl, which the rider upon a camel hangs with him [upon his saddle]: pl. مَعَالِقُ. [See an ex. voce شَرْبَةٌ.]
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