قَسْبٌ

Hard. (S, O, K.) You say, إِنَّهُ لَقَسْبُ العِلْبَاءِ [Verily he is hard in respect of the tendon, or sinew, of the neck.] (TA.)

And Hard, and dry, or tough; (TA;) and so ↓ قَسِيبٌ. (A, TA.) تَمْرٌ قَسْبٌ signifies Hard, and dry, or tough, dates, (S, Mgh, * O, K,) that crumble in the mouth and have hard stones: (S, Mgh, O:) [see an example in a verse cited in article رمى, conj. 4:] or [simply] dry, or tough, dates: n. un. with ة: (Msb:) or bad dates, (A,) or so ↓ قُسَابَةٌ. (K.)

See also قِسْيَبٌّ.