לָעַס

לָעַס(cmp. לָעַט a. לוּש) to chew, masticate. Sabb.XIX, 2 לוֹעֵס בשיניווכ׳ one chews (cumin for a plaster) with ones teeth and applies it. Tosef. ib. XII (XIII), 8 אין לוֹעֲסִיןוכ׳ you must not chew gum-mastich on the Sabbath. Tosef.Pes.VI, 11 כהשמש עומד למזוג … ולועס עדוכ׳ (not ללעוס) when the attendant gets up from the table to mix the wine, he must close his mouth and chew (the meat of the Passover lamb) until Pes.II, 7 לא יִלְעוֹס אדםוכ׳ one must not chew wheat (on Pesah) and put it on ones wound; a. e.Part. pass. לָעוּס. Y.Ter.VIII, 45b bot., v. בָּלַע.