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رِسَاغٌ ذ A cord, or rope, that is tied (JK, S, K) firmly (S) to the رُسْغ [or pastern] of the camel, (JK, S, K,) or, accord. to the T, to each رُسْغ, [the dual form being there used, meaning to the pastern of each fore leg,] of the camel, (TA,) to prevent him from going away; (S, K;) also called ↓ مِرْسَغَةٌ ; of which the pl. is مَرَاسِغُ: (JK:) or, as some say, رسَاغٌ is pl. of ↓ رُسْغٌ meaning a cord, or rope, with which a camel, and an ass, is [tethered, or] shackled; or a string, or cord, with which the رُسْغ [or pastern] of each of the fore legs of a camel [or an ass] is tied. (TA.) ― -b2- Also an inf. n. of 3.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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