لقط

مَلْقَطٌ ذ [ A place where a thing is picked up: ] a place where a thing is sought, or to be sought: a mine: (TA:) [pl. مَلاقِطُ.] ― -b2- أَصْبَحَتْ مَرَاعِينَا مَلَاقِطَ مِنَ الجَدْبِ Our places of pasturage became dried up, and destitute of herbage, by reason of the drought. (As.)