سنف

مُسْنَفَةٌ ذ A she-camel having the سِنَاف [q. v.] tied upon her. (S, TA.) ― -b2- And خَيْلٌ مُسْنَفَاتٌ Horses having the [ withers, or parts called ] مَنَاسِج high, or elevated: denoting a quality approved in them; for it is only in the best, and the generous, thereof: and when they are thus, the saddles recede upon their backs; wherefore the سِنَاف is put to them, to keep the saddles in their places. (M.)