خب

خَبِيبَةٌ خبيب خبيبه خبيبة , and its pl. خَبَائِبُ: see خِبَّةٌ, in five places. It is also said to signify A fillet, or bandage. (TA.) ― -b2- Also (tropical:) A long strip, or slice, of flesh, or flesh-meat; (JK, S, K;) and so ↓ خُبَّةٌ; (A, TA;) pl. of the former as above: (JK:) or any compact and long portion of flesh: any such portion is also termed خَصِيلَةٌ: either in the arm or elsewhere: (AO, TA:) or a [ portion such as is termed ] خصيلة thereof, intermixed with [ sinews, or tendons, such as are termed ] عَقَب. (TA.) And خَبَائِبُ المَتْنَيْنِ The flesh of the two corresponding portions extending along the two sides of the backbone. (TA.) [Hence,] لَحْمُهُ خَبَائِبُ His flesh is dissundered, or cut in pieces. (TA.) ― -b3- See also خُبَّةٌ, in two places. ― -b4- Also The wool of a ثَنِىّ [or sheep in its third year ]; (S, L;) which is better than that termed عَقِيقَة, i. e. the wool of a جَذَع [or sheep in or before its second year], and cleaner, and more abundant: (ISk, S:) so accord. to most of the leading lexicologists; though said in the K to be a mistake of J, for جَنِيبَةٌ. (TA.)