גַּרְגִּשְׁתָּא, גַּרְגּוּשְׁ׳, גַּרְגִּישְׁ׳ f. (= גשגש׳; גשש) = h. גּוּשׁ, 1) clod, lump of earth. Targ. Ps. XVIII, 43. Targ. Job VII, 5 (h. text גוש). Targ. Y. Gen. I, 24; a. fr.—Pl. גַּרְגְּשָׁתָא, גַּרְגִּישָׁ׳. Targ. Job XXI, 33; XXXVIII, 38 (h. text רגבים). —2) a certain reddish clay, used also as medicine. B. Mets. 40ᵃ משום ג׳ the difference of opinion as regards leakage (v. בֶּלַע) arises from the different qualities of the clay used for the vessels. Nidd. 20ᵃ bot. broke apart קורטא דג׳ a piece of potter’s clay. Keth. 60ᵇ דאכלה גרגוש׳ a woman who eats gargushta (as an astringent or in place of a cosmetic; v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Creta). Ab. Zar. 38ᵇ