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طَحُونٌ ذ (assumed tropical:) A war (حَرْبٌ) that crushes (تَطْحَنُ) everything. (TA.) And [hence] الطَّحُونُ is a name for (assumed tropical:) War. (Az, K, * TA.) ― -b2- And [hence also] (tropical:) A كَتِيبَة [or troop] that crushes (تَطْحَنُ) what it meets: (S, TA:) or a great كَتِيبَة: (K:) or a كتيبة of horsemen, mighty, or valorous, and numerous. (TA.) ― -b3- And (assumed tropical:) Numerous camels; as also ↓ طَحَّانَةٌ : (S, K:) or both signify camels when they are [many, and are] such as are termed رِفَاق, and have their owners with them; (TA;) as also رَطُونٌ and رَطَّانَةٌ: (As, TA in art. رطن, q. v.:) and the former, about three hundred sheep or goats; (K;) accord. to Lh; but ISd says, I know not any other who has mentioned the طحون of sheep or goats. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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