شَكِيكَةٌ

A party, sect, or distinct body or class, (AA, S, O, K,) of men: (AA, S, O:) plural شَكَايءِكُ; (AA, S;) [and apparently شِكَكٌ also, for,] according to IAar, شِكَكٌ signifies distinct bodies of soldiers. (TA.)

-A2- A way, course, mode, or manner, of acting or conduct or the like: (IDrd, O, K:) thus in the saying, دَعْهُ عَلَى شَكِيكَتِهِ [Leave thou him intent on pursuing his way, &c.]: (IDrd, O:) plural شَكَايءِكُ (IDrd, O, K) and شُكُكٌ, (so in copies of the K,) or شِكَكٌ; if the latter of these two, extr. [with respect to analogy]. (TA.)

And Natural disposition; synonym خُلُقٌ. (TK, as from the K. [The only reading that I find in copies of the K is with ح in the place of خ, i. e. حَلْق; and thus, but without any vowel-sign, in the TA: but I think that the right reading is evidently that in the TK.])

-A3- Also The [kind of basket called] سَلَّة in which are [put] fruits. (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K, *)

-A4- And [the plural] شَكَايءِكُ signifies The pieces of wood with which, they being joined together, are formed the tent-like tops of the vehicles called هَوَادِج [plural of هَوْدَجٌ]. (AA, O, TA.)