تواقص
He made himself like, or imitated, him who is short in the neck: (K:) said of a man. (TA.) Hence, تَوَاقَصَ عَلَى بُرْدَتِهِ كَىْ لَا
تَسْقط
He bent and shortened himself to hold on his
بُرْدَة
with his neck, that it might not fall. (TA, from a tradition)