טרשא

טַרְשָׁאm. (טְרַש II) (deafness, (sub. רִבִּית) deaf or silent usury, tarsha, a sale on time at a price higher than the seller would take if he sold for cash, e. g. one sells beer in Tishri (when it is cheap), to be paid for in Nisan (when beer is higher) at the Nisan price. B. Mets.65a ט׳ שרי tarsha is permitted (is no usury). Ib. ט׳ דידי my (R. Papas) tarsha (sale of date beer on time , v. supra). Ib. ט׳ דידי ודאיוכ׳ my (R. Ḥamas) tarsha (selling goods to be carried at his risk to the dearer market, the money to be paid on returning) Y. ib. V, 10c bot. אין זו רביתא אלא ט׳ (not הטרשא) this is not direct usury, but it is tarsha.Pl. טַרְשֵׁי. Bab. ib. 68a ט׳ פפונאי, expl. כט׳ דרב פפא like the sales of R. Papa, v. supra.