ضَغَثَ الشَّىْءَ

, aor ضَغَثَ , verbal noun ضَغْثٌ, He collected together the thing: whence ضِغْثٌ signifying “ a handful of herbs &c. ” (Msb.) See also 2.

And [hence,] ضَغَثَ الحَدِيثَ, (A, K,) aorist as above, (K,) and so the verbal noun, (S,) (tropical:) He confused, or confounded, [or related in a confused manner,] the tradition, or story, or the like. (S, A, K)

And ضَغَثَ الثَّوْبَ (tropical:) He washed the garment, or piece of cloth, without cleansing it, (O, K, TA,) so that it remained in a dubious state. (TA.)

-A2- ضَغَثَ السَّنَامَ, aorist as above, (K,) and so the verbal noun, (S,) He felt the camel's hump in order to know whether it were fat or not: (S, K:) and ضَغَثَهَا he felt her [i. e. a she-camel] for that purpose. (TA.)

-A3- ضَغَثَ, according to the K, [and the O, as on the authority of Fr,] is also said of a وَرَل, meaning It uttered a cry: but this is correctly with ب [i. e. ضَغَبَ]. (TA.)