חוֹתָל, c. (חתל b. h. to tie around, swaddle) wrapper of reed-matting in which dates are packed, bale. Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. VI, 4 ח׳ של וכ׳ a mat for dates which is intended to be thrown away when the dates are eaten. Kel. XVI, 5 ח׳ שהוא וכ׳ a bale which you can add to or take from (without cutting it open) &c. Y. Sabb. I, end, 4ᵇ ח׳ שהוא מלא וכ׳ a bale filled with fruit stones. Ukts. II, 2, v. חוֹתָם.—[Y. Keth. VIII, 32ᵇ top מלא חותלה אסי וכ׳, read ר׳ אסי וכ׳, חותל …]—Pl. חוֹתָלוֹת. Sabb. 146ᵃ