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مِحَشٌّ ذ An instrument with which حَشِيش [or dry herbage] is cut; (A 'Obeyd, S;) as also ↓ حُشَّاشٌ , like رُمَّانٌ: (TA:) or a plain [i. e. not serrated] مِنْجَل [or reaping-hook] with which حَشِيش is cut; as also ↓ مَحَشٌّ ; but the former is the more chaste; (K;) or, accord. to the L, the latter is the better. (TA.) -A2- See also مَحَشٌّ, in two places. -A3- Also An iron instrument with which a fire is stirred; and so ↓ مِحَشَّةٌ : (S, K:) pl. مَحَاشُّ. (A.) ― -b2- [Hence, (tropical:) A kindler, an exciter, or a provoker, of war: or] a courageous man. (K.) Of such one says, نِعْمَ مِحَشُّ الكَتِيبَةِ (tropical:) [Excellent is the exciter of the army, or troop]. (S, A.) And مِحَشُّ حَرْبٍ signifies (tropical:) A kindler and an exciter of war: (K, TA:) or a conductor of war. (Ham p. 14.) You say, هُمْ مَحَاشُّ الحُرُوبِ (tropical:) They are the kindlers and exciters of wars. (A.) -A4- See also حَشٌّ.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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