אֲגַד

אֲגַדIII, אַגְדָא m. (foreg.) long staff, whence 1) crutch. Targ. 2 Sam. 3:29 (some ed. אגר). 2) pole used as a yoke to carry burdens on the shoulder. B. Mets83a דדרו בא׳ Ar., Ms. H., Oxf. (Ms. M. איגרא, ed. אגרא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) who carry a burden on a yoke. Bets.30a (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 3); Sabb.148a Ms. M. marg. אגרתא! (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 6). V. תִּגְדָּא.