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مَحَزٌّ محز A place of cutting [or notching]. (TA.) You say, قَطَعَ فَأَصَابَ المَحَزَّ (A, TA) He cut, and hit the place of cutting. (TA.) And تَكَلَّمَ وَأَشَارَ فَأَصَابَ المَخَزَّ (tropical:) [He spoke, and indicated, or advised, and hit upon the right thing]: (A, TA:) [app. alluding to the right place of incision of the كِرْكِرَة, which is a nice and difficult operation: see كِرْكِرَةٌ.] ― -b2- [A notched, or small hollowed, place, made by cutting or otherwise. ― -b3- A groove, or the like. Occurring in the K, voce بَكْرَةٌ, and in art. خصر, &c.] ― -b4- See also حَزٌّ, first signification.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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