עָקוֹשׁ II, (עָקַשׁ) [crooked, crafty,] ʿaḳosh, a thing believed to prevent (or absorb) rain. Snh. 108ᵇ ואמרי לה ע׳ שמו Ar. (ed. עִקֵּשׁ; Ms. F. עִיקֵּשׁ, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 70) and some say, its name is ʿa., v. עָקוֹב; Yalk. Job 906 עקש.