شَابِكٌ

[apparently a possessive epithet, meaning ذُو شَبَكَةٍ]: see شُبَّاكٌ.

[Also meaning ذُو اشْتِبَاكٍ.] One says طَرِيقٌ شَابِكٌ A road, or way, that is confused and intricate. (O, K.)

[Hence,] أُمُّ النُّجُومِ الشَّوَابِكِ may mean The sun; as being the chief of the [confused] stars: or the milky way; [as being composed of confused stars;] الشَّوَابِك [plural of الشَّابِكَة] meaning ↓ المُشْتَبِكَة. (Ham pp. 43 and 44.)

And لُحْمَةٌ شَابِكَةٌ: see مُشْتَبِكٌ.

And شَابِكٌ applied to a lion, Having the canine teeth locking together, (الأَنْيَابِ ↓ مُشْتَبِكُ, K, TA, [see 8, near the end, in the CK مُتَشَبِّكُ الاَنْيَابِ,]) dissimilar: (TA:) and شابِكُ الأَنْيَابِ is applied to a camel, (O, TA,) in like manner. (TA.) [Hence,] الشَّابِكُ is one of the names for The lion. (TA.)

And one says رَجُلٌ شَابِكُ الرُّمْحِ, meaning A man whom one sees, by reason of his skill, thrusting with the spear [indiscriminately] in all the faces. (O, TA.)