عطن

عَطَنَةٌ ذ a subst. from أَعْطَنَ الاـِبِلَ [q. v., as such signifying The watering of camels and then making them to lie down at the water: or the confining of camels at the water, where they lie down, after having come to it and drunk ]. (K.) -A2- Also The place of [ the operation termed ] العَطْن [inf. n. of عَطَنَ in the phrase عَطَنَ الجِلْدَ, q. v.]. (AZ, TA.)