חֲטִיטָה f. (חָטַט) 1) cleaning a well, raking. M. Kat. 5ᵃ ח׳ אין וכ׳ cleaning is permitted, but digging &c. Ib. ח׳ מי שרי is cleaning permitted?; a. e. —2) hollowing out. Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. II, 17; Ḥull. 25ᵃ מחוסר ח׳ a block requiring hollowing out for becoming a receptacle. Ib. מחוסר ח׳ פשיטא is it not a matter of course that a block requiring hollowing out is not fit for uncleanness?; v. חֲטַט.