حنك

حُنْكَةٌ حنك حنكه حنكة (Lth, S, K) and ↓ حُنْكٌ, (Lth, K,) or ↓ حِنْكٌ, (K,) and ↓ حُنُكٌ, (Lth, TA,) (tropical:) Firmness, or soundness, of judgment, (S, K, TA,) produced by experience: (K, TA:) or age and experience, (Lth, TA,) and knowledge, or skill, in affairs: (TA:) or experience, and good judgment: (W p. 176:) or mature, sound, or right, judgment. (MA.) They say, ↓ هُمْ أَهْلُ الحُنْكِ and ↓ الحُنُكِ and الحُنْكَةِ (tropical:) They are people of age and experience [&c.]. (Lth, TA.) -A2- Also the first, (S, K,) and ↓ حِنَاكٌ, (K,) [or] the latter is pl. of the former, (A 'Obeyd, S,) [or is also pl. of the former,] A thong, (قِدَّةٌ, A 'Obeyd, S, K, [in the CK قُدَّةٌ,]) or a piece of wood, (K,) which conjoins the [ pieces of wood called ] عَرَاصِيف, (so in two copies of the S,) or غَرَاضِيف, (K, TA, [in the CK العَراضِيف,]) of the [ saddle called ] رَحْل: so in the T. (TA.)