בָּצֵק, dough. Pes. III, 2 (46ᵃ) ב׳ הַחֵרֵשׁ deaf dough, i.e. having no indications of rising (which makes it doubtful whether or not fermentation has set in); [oth. reading ב׳ הַחֶרֶשׂ hard and smooth as a potsherd]. Ib. 4; a. fr.—Pl. בְּצֵקוֹת. Ib. 40ᵃ