ثلب

ثَلِبٌ ثلب : see ثِلْبٌ. ― -b2- Also, applied to a spear, (S, M, A, K, but in a copy of the A written ↓ ثِلْبٌ,) Much notched, or broken in the edges [ of the head ]: (S, M, K:) or weak, or weak and soft. (A.) You say ثِلْبٌ عَلَى ثِلْبٍ وَبِيَدِهِ ثَلِبٌ [ An extremely old, or old and weak, man, whose teeth are much broken, upon a camel in the like condition, and having in his hand a spear that is much notched, or weak, or weak and soft ]. (A, TA.)