סיתות

סִיתּוּת, סִתּ׳m. (סָתַת) 1) chiselling, cutting. Y.Shebi.III, end, 34d צא חצי טפח לס׳וכ׳ deduct half a hand-breadth for chiselling on one side Y.Sabb.IX, 11d bot. סִיתּוּתָן של אבניםוכ׳ the chiselling (smoothing) of stones is the finishing touch on them; Y.Ab. Zar. III, 43b top סתיתן (read סתו׳). Ib. IV, 43d bot. על כל ס׳ וס׳ at every stroke by which he breaks the stone loose in the quarry; a. e. 2) chip. Y.B. Mets.X, end, 12c והוזק בין בס׳וכ׳ and a person was hurt either by a chip or by the stone itself. Ib. (read:) אחר שמסרה הסתת לסבל והוזק בס׳וכ׳ if a person was hurt after the stone-cutter had delivered it to the carrier, if by a chip, the cutter is responsible