علق

عَوْلَقٌ ذ The [ kind of goblin, demon, devil, or jinnee, called ] غُول; (S, O, K;) as also ↓ عَلُوقٌ. (K.) ― -b2- And A bitch vehemently desirous [ of the male ]. (S, K.) ― -b3- And The wolf. (K. [But what here follows suggests that الذِّئْبُ in the copies of the K may be a mistranscription for الذَّنَبُ.]) ― -b4- The saying هٰذَا حَدِيثٌ طَوِيلُ العَوْلَقِ means [lit. This narrative, or story, is ] long in the tail. (S.) Kr mentions the phrase اـِنَّهُ لَطَوِيلُ العَوْلَقِ without particularizing a narrative or story, or any other thing. (TA.) -A2- Also (tropical:) Hunger: (K, TA:) like عَوَقٌ. (O in art. عوق.)