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بَائِعٌ ذ A young gazelle that stretches forth its fore legs to the full (يَبُوعُ) in going along: (K, TA:) an epithet in which the quality of a subst. is predominant: (TA:) pl. بُوعٌ (K) and بَوَائِعُ. (TA.) And ↓ أَبْوَاعُ , a determinate noun, is applied to The ewe, because she does so in going along: and she is called to be milked thereby; (Ibn-'Abbád, K;) by saying, أَبْوَاعُ أَبْوَاعُ. (Ibn-'Abbád.) You say also نَاقَةٌ بَائِعَةُ A she-camel that steps far, or takes long steps: pl. بَوَائِعُ. (TA.) And ↓ فَرَسٌ بَيِّعٌ , (K,) originally بَيْوِعٌ, (TA,) A horse that steps far, or takes long steps. (Z, K.)

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