أَعْقَابٌ

plural of عَقِبٌ [q. v.]. (Msb, TA.)

And [hence] Streaks, one behind another; as streaks of fat so disposed. (TA.)

And Pottery [or potsherds] put between the bricks in the casing of a well, in order that it may become strong; said by Kr to have no singular: (TA:) [or,] according to IAar, ↓ عِقَابٌ, i. e. like كِتَابٌ, (TA,) or ↓ عُقَابٌ, (thus written in the O,) signifies pottery [or potsherds] between the rows, or courses, of bricks, (O, * TA,) in the casing of a well. (O.) [IAar cites an example, in a verse, in which اعقاب would not be admissible.] And أَعْقَابُ الطَّىِّ signifies What surround the casing of a well; i. e. what are behind it. (TA. [See 4, latter half.])