عتل

عَتَلَةٌ ذ The بَيْرَم [i. e. auger, wimble, or gimlet, ] of the carpenter. (S, O, K.) ― -b2- And The مِجْثَاث [or iron implement with which young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, are pulled up or off, as expl. in art. جث, and in the Ham p. 102]: (S, K: [in one copy of the S, المِحتاتُ is erroneously put for المِجْثَاثُ; and in another of the S, and in some copies of the K, and in the O, المُجْتَابُ:]) pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] ↓ عَتَلٌ. (TA.) An iron implement with which young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, and the branches, or shoots, of grape-vines, are cut, or lopped. (TA.) ― -b3- And An iron thing resembling the head of a [ hoe, or the like, such as is called ] فَأْس, (K, TA,) broad, and having in its lower part a piece of wood; with which earth and walls are dug, or excavated; not curved like the فأس, but even with the piece of wood: (TA:) or [in the CK “ and ”] a large, or thick, rod of iron, having a wide head, (K, TA,) like the قَبِيعَة [or pommel ] of the sword, used by the builder, (TA,) with which the wall is demolished. (K, TA.) ― -b4- And A thick staff (S, O, K TA) of wood. (TA.) [Now commonly applied to A shoulder-pole by means of which burdens are carried by two men. ] ― -b5- And ↓ عَتَلٌ signifies Persian bows; one of which is termed عَتَلَةٌ: (S, O, K:) or strong bows. (KL.) -A2- Also, i. e. عَتَلَةٌ, A large clod of clay, or cohesive earth, that is plucked from the ground (ISh, O, K) when it is ploughed, or turned over. (ISh, O.) -A3- And A she-camel that does not conceive, (S, O, K,) and is therefore always strong. (S, O.) -A4- [It is also a pl. of عَاتِلٌ, q. v., voce عَتِيلٌ.]