מֶפֶץ, (פָּצַץ to split) mat of reeds, bark &c.; the poor man’s mattress. B. Mets. 113ᵇ in cases of seizure for debt we must allow מיטה ומיטה ומ׳ וכ׳ a (dining) couch and a couch with matting to the poor man, contrad. to מַצָּע. Sabb. 84ᵃ, sq. Kel. XXVII, 2; a. fr.