*אֲפַסְטִיתָה, (redupl. of פס, v. פסס) rake or pitchfork. Y. Sabb. VII, 10ᵃ bot. if one works on flax stalks (on a Sabbath) בא׳ חייב וכ׳ with a rake (spreading them apart), he is guilty of an act resembling winnowing.