עֶשְׁתּוֹנָא, (preced. wds.; b. h. pl.) forge; trnsf. plan, device.—Pl. עֶשְׁתּוֹנִין, עִישְׁ׳. Targ. Is. XXXIII, 11 (ed. Lag. עיש׳). Ib. XLI, 29 (ed. Lag. עיש׳; h. text נסכ׳). Ib. LV, 7 (ed. Lag. עיש׳); a. fr.