מַחְתָּה, coal-pan. Kel. II, 3 מ׳ פרוצה a coal-pan the rims of which are broken off (having a flat plate only), opp. ib. 7 מ׳ שלמה. Yoma V, 1; a. e.
מַחְתָּה, snuff-dish.—Pl. מַחְתּוֹת. Men. 88ᵇ ואין מלקחיה ומַחְתּוֹתֶיהָ מן הככר the tongs and the snuff-dishes of the candlestick were not made out of the Kikkar of gold; Yalk. Ex. 369; a. e.