شطب

شَاطِبٌ ذ [act. part. n. of the trans. verb شَطَبَ]. ― -b2- [Hence,] شَوَاطِبُ [the pl. of شَاطِبَةٌ] signifies Women who cut skin, or leather, into strips, after having shaven it or measured it: so accord. to different copies of the K; i. e. بَعْدَ مَا يَحْلِقْنَهُ or يَخْلُقْنَهُ. (TA.) ― -b3- And Women who split palmleaves, and peel the [ palm-branches stripped of their leaves, or the portions thereof termed ] عَسِيب, to make of them mats, and then throw them to the مُنَقِّيَات: (TA:) or the sing., شَاطِبَةٌ, signifies a woman who peels the عَسِيب, (As, TA,) or who splits the palm-sticks, to make of them mats, (S,) and then throws them to the مُنَقِّيَة, (As, S, TA,) who removes all that is upon them with her knife until she has made them slender, when she throws them back to the شَاطبة: (As, TA:) or a woman who makes mats of شَطْب, i. e. [ green, fresh ] palm-branches [ stripped of their leaves ]: (ISk, TA:) the pl. occurs in a verse cited voce تَذَرَّعَ. (S, TA.) -A2- Also, [from the intrans. verb شَطَبَ,] طَرِيقٌ شَاطِبٌ A road inclining, declining, or turning aside or away. (S, K.) ― -b2- And رَمْيَةٌ شَاطِبَةٌ A shot, or throw, that deflects, or deviates, from a vital part; as also شَاطِفَةٌ. (TA.) ― -b3- And رَجُلٌ شَاطِبُ المَحَلِّ i. q. شَاطِنٌ [i. e. A man remote, or distant, in respect of the place of alighting or abode ]. (TA.)