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وَارِشٌ

Root: ورش

Full Definition

وَارِشٌ One who comes in to a people uninvited, when they are eating; like وَاغِلٌ in the case of beverage: and, accord. to some, i. q. وَاغِلٌ but others say, that وارش has the first signification only, relating to food: and that of a sponger desiring food. See رَاشِنٌ and طُفَيْلِىٌّ.
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