טַרְכֵּשׁ, (enlargement of טרך or טרק, v. טָרֵיךְ, a. טְרַק I) [a wine-stirrer,] a board on which drinks for the table are mixed, side-board (abacus, mensa delphica), a plain board attached to the wall with hinges, to be put up and down (cmp. דְּלִפְקִי, Kel. XXV, 1). Tosef. Kel. B. Bath. III, 3 ט׳ חלק (R. S. to Kel. XXV, 1 טרכוס וחלק) a plain tray (without rims). Ib. I, 12 ט׳ שעשה וכ׳ a side-board under which they placed a piece of wood, formed like a spear (as an improvised support) for eating at it. Tosef. Sabb. XIV (XV), 2 תרקוש ed. Zuck. (Var. ט׳, by cler. error מרקוש).