حلب

حَلْبَةٌ حلب حلبه حلبة [ A single act of milking: ] see 1. ― -b2- [ A time of milking. And hence,] الحَلْبَتَانِ The morning and evening; (IAar, K;) because they are the two milking-times. (TA.) ― -b3- [(assumed tropical:) A fine rain; or a shower of fine rain: pl. حَلَبَاتٌ: the sing. occurring in the TA in art. هضب, and the pl. in the same and in the S in that art.: see also 1 in the present art.] -A2- A number of horses started together for a wager: (K:) horses assembled from every quarter for a race, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) not from one stable, (S, K,) or not from one quarter: (Msb:) or horses that come from every quarter to aid: (A: [but this is probably a false rendering, occasioned by an omission, which has combined portions of explanations of two words:]) pl. حَلَائِبُ, (Msb, K,) because the sing. has the meaning of ↓ حَلِيبَةٌ, (Msb,) [as pl. of حَلْبَةٌ] irreg., and حِلَابٌ and حَلَبَاتٌ. (TA.) You say, جَاآءَتِ الفَرَسُ فِى اآخِرِ الحَلْبَةِ The mare came among the last of the horses [ in the race ]. (Msb.) And فُلَانٌ سَابِقُ الحَلَائِبِ (assumed tropical:) [ Such a one is the winner in races. or in contests ]. (TA.) ― -b2- And A raceground. (A.) You say, فُلَانٌ يَرْكُضُ فِى كُلِّ حَلْبَةٍ مِنْ حَلَبَاتِ المَجْدِ (tropical:) [ Such a one urges on in every scene of glorious contest ]. (A, TA.)