عَنَجٌ
1.
a subst. from عَنَجَ البَعِيرَ; (S, O, K; *) [A certain mode of training, or breaking, a camel; (see the verb;)] whence the prov., عَوْدٌ يُعَلَّمُ العَنَجَ (S, O, TA) An old camel that is trained, or broken, and forced back upon his hind legs: (TA:) [or that is taught the mode of training termed
عَنَجٌ:] applied to him who takes to learning a thing after he has become old. (O, * TA.)
2.
Also An old man; a dialect var. of غَنَجٌ: (K:) or a man in the dialect of Hudheyl; (O, TA; [in the former عَنْج, apparently a mistranscription;]) so says Ibn- 'Abbád; but correctly غَنَجٌ: (O:) Az says, I have not heard it with ع from any one to whose knowledge reference is made, and I know not what is the truth thereof. (TA.)
3.
Also A company of men. (TA.)