عنج

عَنَجٌ ذ a subst. from عَنَجَ البَعِيرَ; (S, O, K; *) [ A certain mode of training, or breaking, a camel; (see the verb;)] whence the prov., عَوْدٌ يُعَلَّمُ العَنَجَ (S, O, TA) An old camel that is trained, or broken, and forced back upon his hind legs: (TA:) [or that is taught the mode of training termed عَنَجٌ:] applied to him who takes to learning a thing after he has become old. (O, * TA.) -A2- Also An old man; a dial. var. of غَنَجٌ: (K:) or a man in the dial. of Hudheyl; (O, TA; [in the former عَنْج, app. a mistranscription;]) so says Ibn- 'Abbád; but correctly غَنَجٌ: (O:) Az says, I have not heard it with ع from any one to whose knowledge reference is made, and I know not what is the truth thereof. (TA.) ― -b2- Also A company of men. (TA.)