رفه

رِفْهٌ ذ [said in the K to be an inf. n. of رَفَهَ said of a man, and app. of رَفَهَت said of camels: or it is] a subst. from رَفَهَت said of camels; (S;) and [thus] signifies The coming of camels to the water to drink (JK, S, * Mgh) every day, (JK, S, *) when they will: (S, * Mgh:) or the shortest and quickest of the times of coming to water. (TA.) [See also ثِلْثٌ, and عُرَيْجَاآءُ.] Lebeed uses it metaphorically in relation to palm-trees growing over water, saying, يَشْرَبْنَ رِفْهًا عِرَاكًا غَيْرَ صَادِيَةٍ فَكُلُّهَا كَارِعٌ فِى المَاآءِ مُغْتَمِرُ [(tropical:) They drink every day, together, not thirsting; and every one of them is sipping the water, dipping therein ]. (TA.) -A2- Also Small, or young, palm-trees. (JK, K, TA. [By Golius and Freytag written, in this sense, رِفَهٌ.])