חוּט II to fasten, esp. (denom. of חֲוַט) to provide a shoe with straps. Y. Kil. IX, 32ᵈ top לא יֵחוֹט ליה מסאניה that he should not make for his (woolen) shoes straps of flax but leather thongs. Ib. מהו מֵיחוֹט מסאניה בכיתן (not דכ׳) is it permitted to put flax straps on &c.?
    Pa. - חַיֵּיט, חַיֵּט 1) same, same, to fasten, strap. Targ. Y. Deut. XXV, 9. —2) to sew. Targ. Job XVI, 15; a. e.—Men. 37ᵇ האי מאן דחַיְּיטֵיה לגלימיה he who sewed the trail of his cloak up. Y. Shebi. IV, 35ᵃ bot. הוה מְחַיֵּיט וכ׳ was doing tailor’s work at &c.; a. fr. —3) to mend, patch. Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי (חד כות׳ 1) ח׳ ליה מן וכ׳ he patched it in one place &c.; a. e. —4) to form a net of straps, plait. Ab. Zar. 75ᵃ דחַיְּיטֵי בחבלי וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. דחַיְּטֵי) which they plait with chords &c.