مَسَلّ

in the phrase مَضْجَعُهُ كَمَسَلِّ شَطْبَةٍ, in the tradition of Umm-Zara, meaning [His sleepingplace is] like a green palm-stick drawn forth from its skin [by reason of his slenderness], or, as some say, a sword drawn forth [from its scabbard], is [originally] a verbal noun used in the sense of a pass. particle n. (TA. [See also article شطب.])