גַּפָּא I, wing, also winged animal (interch. with גַּדְפָא). Targ. Prov. I, 17; a. fr.—Cant. R. to IV, 8 דמנערא גפא (Gen. R. s. 75 גרמה, Var. אגפה), v. גֵּו.—Pl. גַּפִּין, גַּפַּיָּא, גַּפֵּי. Targ. Koh. X, 20. Targ. Ez. I, 6; a. fr.—Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי beg.—
גַּפָּא I, a pole with a hook for cutting off fruits on high trees; [oth. opin. a ladder hooked into the tree.] Ned. 89ᵇ (a proverbial phrase) רהיט בג׳ ותובלייא he ran with hook and ropes (or baskets); i.e. he tried his utmost.