רָפַט

רָפַטto flap, be loose, lax. Pi. רִפֵּט to widen, make lax.Part. pass. מְרוּפָּט. Sabb.141b לא … במנעל מר׳וכ׳ a woman must not go out (on the Sabbath) with a flappy (outworn) shoe, nor can it be used for ḥălitsah. Yeb.102b מנעל המר׳ Ar. (ed. הנפרם). Hithpa. הִתְרַפֵּט to become lax. Sabb.152a (ref. to 2 Sam. 19:36) מכאן ששפתותיהן … מִתְרַפְּטוֹת from this we learn that the lips of the old become lax (cannot be smacked, do not enjoy a taste); Yalk. Sam. 151.