خِفْقَةٌ

1.
, (K,) or, as in the Tekmileh, خَفْقَةٌ, (TA,) A thing with which one strikes, or beats, such as a thong, or strap, or a دِرَّة [q. v.]. (K, TA.) [See also مِخْفَقَةٌ.]
2.
And the former, (K,) or ↓ the latter, (JK,) A smooth desert in which is [the kind of mirage termed] ال: (JK, K:) so says Lth. (TA.) [See also مَخْفَقٌ.]

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