مِعْلَقٌ

A small عُلْبَة [or milking-vessel]: (S, O, TA:) next is the جَنْبَة, larger than it: then, the حَوْءَبَة, the largest of these: the مِعْلَق is the best of these, and is a drinking-cup, or bowl, which the rider upon a camel hangs with him [upon his saddle]: (TA:) plural مَعَالِقُ. (S, O, TA.) [See an example voce شَرْبَةٌ.]