mastic, chewing-gum

, (S, Msb, K,) aor. (Msb, K) and , (K,) inf. n. عَلْكٌ, (Msb,) He chewed it; (S, Msb, K;) and moved it backwards and forwards in his mouth, to chew it. (K.) ― -b2- عَلَكَ اللِّجَامَ, (S, O, Msb, K,) aor. , (S,) or , (O,) He (a horse) chewed, or champed, the bit, (S, O, Msb,) or moved it about, (K,) in his mouth; (S, O, K;) like أَلَكَهُ. (ISd and K in art. الك.) ― -b3- And عَلَكَ نَابَيْهِ He ground, or grated, his canine teeth, one with the other, so that a sound was produced. (K.) ― -b4- عَلَكَتْ عَجِينَهَا She kneaded well her dough. (TA.)

, (K,) inf. n. تَعْلِيكٌ, (O, K,) He tanned well the water-skin: (O, K:) mentioned by AHn (TA) and Ibn-'Abbád (O, TA) and Z. (TA.) ― -b2- علّك مَالَهُ He tended, or managed, well, his cattle, or property. (O, K, TA.) ― -b3- And علّك يَدَيْهِ عَلَى مَالِهِ He tightened his hands upon his property, from niggardliness, (K, TA,) not entertaining a guest nor giving to a petitioner or beggar. (TA.)

[I have not occupied myself in chewing with anything that is chewed; or] I have not tasted anything; and so مَاتَأَلَّكْتُ بِأَلُوكٍ and مَا تَعَلَّجْتُ بِعَلُوجٍ. (O in art. علج.)

The hair was, or became, intensely black, (اِحْلَنْكَكَ, S,) or abundant, (K,) and collected together. (S, K.)

[Resin;] a certain thing that is chewed; (S, O;) the صَمْغ [meaning resin] of the صَنَوْبَر and of the أَرْزَة and of the فُسْتُق and of the سَرْو and of the يَنْبُوت and of the بُطْم; the last of which is the best of these; (K, TA;) like لُبَان [or frankincense], which is chewed and is not thereby liquefied; (TA;) heating, diuretic, and strengthening to the venereal faculty; (K, TA;) any صَمْغ [or resin] that is chewed, consisting of frankincense (لُبَان) and of other sorts, and that does not flow [in consequence of its being chewed]: (Msb:) pl. [of mult.] عُلُوكٌ (Msb, K) and [of pauc.] أَعْلاَكٌ. (Msb, TA.)

and ↓ عَلَاكٌ (O, K) and ↓ عُلَاكٌ (accord. to some copies of the K, but not in the O nor in the TA,) A tree of El-Hijáz: (K:) or a species of trees growing in the region of El-Hijáz: AHn says, the عَلَك are certain trees, of the characteristics of which I have not heard a description. (O.)

Food tough, or hard to chew; (O, K;) as also ↓ عَالِكٌ. (K.) [And] A viscous, glutinous, cohesive, sticky, ropy, or slimy, thing. (S.) ― -b2- طِينَةٌ عَلِكَةٌ A piece, or portion, of clay or earth, green, or of a dark or an ashy dust-colour, (خَضْرَآءُ,) and soft, (O, TA,) in which is no sand. (TA.) ― -b3- And أَرْضٌ عَلِكَةٌ Land near to water. (O, K.)

A fat and goodly she-camel. (K.)

The شِقْشِقَة [or faucial bag] of the camel, when he brays: (O, K:) pl. عَلِكَاتٌ. (O.) ― -b2- And the latter, (عَلِكَاتٌ,) Strong canine teeth: (K:) this is said by some to be its meaning in a verse of Ru-beh. (O.)

: see عُلَاكٌ: -A2- and see also عَلَكٌ.

A thing that is chewed; as also ↓ عَلَاكٌ [and ↓ عَلُوكٌ (see 5)]: so in the saying مَا ذَاقَ عُلَاكًا and عَلَاكًا [and عَلُوكًا, i. e. He tasted not a thing that is chewed; meaning, anything]. (K, TA.) -A2- See also عَلَكٌ.

: see the next preceding paragraph: and see also أَلُوكٌ.